A Tennessee man watched in horror last week as flames consumed his house. Also watching? The local subscription-based fire department. The man had not paid his $75 firefighting fee, so the firemen would not lift a finger or a hose.
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14 comments:
How does this affect homeowner's insurance claims?
he didnt have insurance, but hes applying for it now... *sarcasm*
he knew the fee was there and opted not to take it. end of story i believe.
firemen , what a joke!
most of the homes burn down even if they do respond. I say , get rid of the fire dept. except for the medical help.
comming soon to salisbury
thanks for the idea joe, im sure the mayor and company will put it to good use
I always thought the firefighters were funded by the huge tax burdens citizens are obliged to pay.
You know the world has gone bad when humans do not help a neighbor in distress.
Whatever happened to "love thy neighbor as thyself."
I saw this story and was just wondering (the same thing the 10:51 was wondering) --- does the county charge taxes? And aren't fire and police protection two of the biggest and most important services people expect form their government? The second thing that came to mind was the fact that the fire department SHOWED UP and just watched, like they had to rub it in that they weren't going to help. I wonder if they were telling jokes, too. I tell you this --- they would have had the opportunity to find out if THEY had paid their ambulance and rescue "fees", because I would have risked life and limb to run back into the house for one of my rifles and come back out to shoot EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. What's next? The police watch a woman get raped because she didn't pay the "fee" for protection?? Is this a government or the Mafia?
so, when they get an emergency call for a fire, the first thing they do before responding is go look up who paid and who didn't?? That is criminal.
"is this the government or the mafia"?
It is the Knights of Malta. Learn the truth about the origins of fire departments including the degree of involvement in secret societies, etc.
You will be amazed.
I see a law suit coming out of this. I'm sure county taxes go to the fire department, and the fee is extra to supplement their budget.
1:19 PM
That is exactly what they do. They admitted this on news.
Folks, the area in TN that this happened had no fire protection locally. The fee was developed to help support the next closest fire department from a community that was quite a distance away and thus, from a different tax base area. The fire department responded to the scene when the homeowners neighbor called who was worried about their own property, which by the way had paid the fee. They did not respond to watch the house burn and rub it in.
A tough situation all the way around but people decide to live in some remote areas and on the sides of cliffs and the tops of mountains. To think that the same level of urban area services can be expected is far fetched.
The risk was squarely placed on the homeowner who gambled with the need for protection. The proof is in the fact that he had no insurance coverage either.
7:09 PM
What makes you think he had no insurance when he has stated his insurance will cover some of his losses?
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