most rural fire dept only get money from the people that pay their yearly membership. around here it's 40 a year. if you don't pay it's 750 to 1000 per hour or more.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...burns-while-firefighters-watch-191241763.html
Looks like the residents of this community didn't learn the first time
I am a volunteer firefighter/EMT. My fire department is funded by donations and its own members. I live in a rural area. NONE of us would of ever let someone's house burn down. Our primary oath is to serve the community and protect human life and property. Not only is our country bankrupt, it is letting the almighty dollar ruin basic morals. Whatever happened to the good old days, where whole communities lined up handing buckets to help put out a neighbors fire. Have we lost human touch and care?
I don't think I would want it on my conscience of just standing by while everything someone owns burns if I had the capability to help. I personally think that every one of those firefighters should have it happen to them.
I don't think I would want it on my conscience of just standing by while everything someone owns burns if I had the capability to help. I personally think that every one of those firefighters should have it happen to them.
I love this comment from a volunteer firefighter, especially that in bold:
It's probably been said before and I'm not going to read back on 20 pages to make sure I'm not parroting someone else, but I understand a subscription-based fire fighting service. But, in these 2 cases surely something can be worked out where the fire department charges these victims, something more than $75, something with incentive for neighbors to not want to skip out on paying $75/year (robbing funds from the department) and waiting to pay once their house is ablaze.
I love this comment from a volunteer firefighter, especially that in bold:
It's probably been said before and I'm not going to read back on 20 pages to make sure I'm not parroting someone else, but I understand a subscription-based fire fighting service. But, in these 2 cases surely something can be worked out where the fire department does their job and then charges these victims, something more than $75, something with incentive for neighbors to not want to skip out on paying $75/year (robbing funds from the department) and waiting to pay once their house is ablaze.
However, Bell and her husband were forced to walk into the burning home in an attempt to retrieve their own belongings.
...saw his house engulfed by flames as South Fulton firefighter watched close by...
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