Firefighters, Residents Opposed Plan To Join Forces With Seaside

February 7, 2007 California - The Marina City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to go it alone and rejected the idea of consolidating its fire department with Seaside's. A large crowd turned out for what council members called a very emotional decision. City officials received petitions signed by about 600 residents opposed to the merger. Most of the testimony, from firefighters and Marina residents, was also opposed. "I think we deserve our own firefighters and our own fire department," Marina ...