Firefighters watched a house burn down

boomerzz · Oct 5, 2010

He should be happy they showed up in the first place.

If someone was in danger, they WOULD have acted... but since no one was in danger, they just get to watch.

They did protect the neighbors house though, who paid his 75 dollars.

This guy is also saying he lost 2 dogs and a cat and is saying that putting "water on the house" would have saved them. I'd take that with a grain of salt.

Traxxis · Oct 5, 2010

Have you seen your sign???

Veggie Meat said:
Obion County had a proposal in 2008 to tax electricity service and use those funds to pay area fire departments for service and drop the subscription-based system, but for some reason it didn't pass. I'm not sure if it was voters or elected officials there, but ultimately Cranick and the voters created the situation.

There are 8 fire departments in Obion County. Five offer services on an "as needed" basis, while three require a subscription.

Even if a lawsuit came from this, I think its a pretty safe bet that the NUMEROUS cases regarding a police officer's (and/or department's) duty to protect could easily be applied to firefighters and/or fire departments.

(My opinion is in greater detail on my blog.)

vvvvvvv · Oct 5, 2010

Traxxis said:
Have you seen your sign???

?

Are you talking about the link in my sig, or the sigline material that you contributed?

Traxxis · Oct 5, 2010

My contribution.

Veggie Meat said:
?

Are you talking about the link in my sig, or the sigline material that you contributed?

4play · Oct 5, 2010

Im going to assume this house was either out of city limits, or in a un-incorporated land/community. The house or background looked a little rural that why I assume the above. Regardless of that, the dept had a protection fee which i also assume most residents gladly paid (taxes or otherwise) they should have at least gave priority of the call to the protected ones.

Its unfortunate that some people believe they should have just fought the fire regardless. Where did the fire dept get their trucks, equipment, payroll funds etc... Somebody pays for that and this person evidently did not.

I bet he/they will think twice next time cause $75 is super cheap to save a home or at least try to save a home.

vvvvvvv · Oct 5, 2010

Traxxis said:
My contribution.

That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure you weren't going all Bill Engvall on me...

Traxxis · Oct 5, 2010

LOL, just for future referance, any posts made after 10pm are generally under the influence of ambien.

I post all kinds of weird crap that I have to sort out the next day.

Veggie Meat said:
That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure you weren't going all Bill Engvall on me...

sleeperx4 · Oct 5, 2010

dennishoddy said:
That is exactly how the obama health care plan works......Get sick buy insurance....What a world we live in now.

You hit the nail on the head Mr. Hoddy! :cry3:

Roadking Larry · Oct 5, 2010

So if he had payed the $75 and they hadn't saved his house would he have gotten a refund?

vvvvvvv · Oct 5, 2010

Roadking Larry said:
So if he had payed the $75 and they hadn't saved his house would he have gotten a refund?

No.

It is a subscription-based service.

But I'm sure he woulda sued for one.

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