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Firefighters watch house burn down, and let pets die



very sad... but if he payed the 75.00 this would not be a news story... if someone doesn't have life insurance and they die, do they give the person's spouse money because they feel bad? no they pay for the insurance. Not to sound like a dick. But this could have been simply avoided. Very sad either way.
 
Its a messed up situation BUT if i moved into that county and they said heres how it works ILL pay the 75 bucks these people choose not too
they get burned

Im not one that would have stood by and watched BUT that is the rules
 
plus if they helped the guy with the fire and even paid afterwards the fire department would be seeing problems. The other people in the community would probably not pay the fee until there house sets a blaze.. the fire department is counting on that money
 
I understand they have a policy in place to afford emergency fire services to areas outside the county. However, there should have been procedures in place, in case this situation occurs. Something to the effect of, well now your fee is no longer optional, and it's doubled. Something to that effect, driving the fire trucks out there, and just standing around and watching the fire to make sure it doesn't leave the original property is just wrong. ****ing do your ******* job. This is awefull, and anybody who says he got what he deserves is full of ****. I'll agree, he deserves to pay a higher fee now, and it should no longer be an option for him, but a requirement. Watching his house, and everything he worked all his life for burn to the ground for 75 bucks???? If that isn't bull****, then I don't know what is./
 


I'm on the fence about this one: on one hand, I can see the point of "they should've sprayed the house, and charged a substantial fee." On the other hand, if you don't pay for your car insurance, for example, should you really expect them to cover you when you total your car and/or total someone else's?
 
if they fought the fire they would have gone against orders
And I can almost promise that a ton of people wouldnt pay the fee on the next years dues

Policy is set in place If you dont wanna pay dont BUT you wont get your protection or help

I understand why its upsetting But the moron who owned the house knew what the score was
 
The fire fee policy was in effect for 20 years and the owner 'forgot' to pay the fee. I don't see what the big deal is. Many cities will not send their fire trucks to homes that are not in the city. This is truly a luxury option for those home owners and in this case the owner did not see value until he need that option. Not sure what oath firefighters take in regards to saving structures on fire, but they followed the policy correctly in this case. The fire was started by his grandson, so the owner basically set his own house on fire due to negligence. This should never have happened in the first place. Darwin award winner?
 


Up here in the great white north, we are debating about people who get lost on mountains skiing. Do we rescue them at a huge cost, or let them die? How about billing them when they are rescued? I don't know how you can stand there and let a house burn down without doing what you are trained to do. Sounds horribly sad. bill them big time after, but don't let them lose everything.
 
its not like the old days where you had to have the right badge on your house else no one would do anything....

its a ****ing public service.
 
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thats fukked up. ive had two fire in my life time so i can sypathize. my latest was two years ago and it fukked my life up real bad. theres nothinglike spending your birthday in a shichty motel wearing the one outfit you have left. i watched as flames spewed out of the windows of my room knowing that everything i had was now gone. luckily it was contained to only my rooms. i cant imagine how this poor guy felt watching his whole house burn down knowing his pets are dying. $75, fukk them. scum. whatever happened to helping people, bullfukkinsh!t that what this is
 


Its Not a public service area though So many are calling them scum and saying their assholes YET the rules were in place
They knew the deal and weather it sucks or not They knew whats up

If you dnt pay your power it gets shut off if you dont pay your water gets shut off and so on These are the regulations these people knew about this guy didnt forget to pay or lose the bill he knew the deal
 
The bottom line is is that there is a fee for the county residents to get the protection of the fire dept. He didn't pay so they don't have to save his house. All they were there to do is to keep it from spreading away from the house. The town is unincorporated also I believe so there is no sort of state or federal funding for the dept, they only serve those who are helping pay for their existence.

I don't feel sorry for the guy, people only want to pay when they need a service. Lesson learned.
 
so i'll remember that when you're out of a job and behind on your health insurance payments.

NO AMBULANCE 4 U!

This is why i hate the states.

Its ****ing RIDICULOUS what you guys will NOT do.
 
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so i'll remember that when you're out of a job and behind on your health insurance payments.

NO AMBULANCE 4 U!

This is why i hate the states.

Its ****ing RIDICULOUS what you guys will NOT do.
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It Is the guidline of the area deal with it and Ambulances here are privatly owned they will get you regaurdless and bill you

So if i total my car and then get car insurance they should cover it

Or if it lapses they should cover it I dont think so your loooking at the situation wrong
The dumb ass home owner knew the rules
 
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