Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, Inc.
7 North Pinckney Street, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53703-2840
Phone: (608) 251-5832 / Fax: (608) 251-8707
Member of International Association of Fire Fighters
Member of Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

Mahlon Mitchell
State President

Alan Hefter
State Vice-President

Steve Wilding
State Sec. / Treas.

Statement by Mahlon Mitchell, PFFW State President
Regarding the Budget Repair Bill Introduced Today by Gov. Scott Walker
“We are pleased that Gov. Walker recognizes the critical work that we do protecting the
residents of our communities. We are there 24 hours every day, 7 days every week. We do
our jobs regardless of conditions that we face.
We also know that all public employees across this great state are hardworking, dedicated
individuals. We all make sacrifices every day but the Governor recognizes that what we do
is unique and we applaud him for recognizing that.
Governor Walker from the time he was a State Representative has demonstrated that he
understands what we do and why we do it and why it is so important to our communities.
We know that state and local governments are facing tough economic times. We look
forward to working with Gov. Walker, state legislators of both political parties, local
officials, and other public sector unions in an effort to help solve the severe economic
problems that our state is facing.”
February 11, 2011