Already we have the Coast Guard, Sheriffs Department, Wilmington Police, NC Wildlife and the NC Fisheries patrolling and stopping every boater they can get their hands on that passes through from the ICWW/Banks Channel area north to Figure Eight. It's nothing less than pure harrassment at times. Now, will the "Firefighters" actually fight fires (which I rarely hear of) or will they be burning up the taxpayers fuel and boat maintenance money performing, the so-called "safety checks" too? I really believe that all of these entities have a place here on the water, but the obvious harrassment is way out of hand and makes boaters want to avoid the area completely!