BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Black Mountain firefighters, their families and supporters gathered on Sunday, June 7, to protest what they say are low wages and a lack of funding for the department.
The demonstration comes as town leaders consider a proposed budget that firefighters say could leave Black Mountain with serious pay disparities. The town already has the lowest-paid fire department in Buncombe County.
“We are going to fall behind in our pay rates by approximately $10,000 from every other county department,” said Cameron Bradley, president of the Black Mountain Professional Firefighters Association with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)…