Firefighters let home burn - Page 16

Papa_Complex · 11-21-2011, 08:39 PM

Mayan virgin sacrifice end of days stuff.

RACER X · 12-07-2011, 02:26 PM

happened again

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Vicky Bell's home after it was destroyed by a fire
A Tennessee couple helplessly watched their home burn to the ground, along with all of their possessions, because they did not pay a $75 annual fee to the local fire department.

Vicky Bell told the NBC affiliate WPSD-TV that she called 911 when her mobile home in Obion County caught fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene but as the fire raged, they simply stood by and did nothing. "In an emergency, the first thing you think of, 'Call 9-1-1," homeowner Bell said. However, Bell and her husband were forced to walk into the burning home in an attempt to retrieve their own belongings. "You could look out my mom's trailer and see the trucks sitting at a distance," Bell said. "We just wished we could've gotten more out."

South Fulton Mayor David Crocker defended the fire department, saying that if firefighters responded to non-subscribers, no one would have an incentive to pay the fee. Residents in the city of South Fulton receive the service automatically, but it is not extended to those living in the greater county-wide area.

"There's no way to go to every fire and keep up the manpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department," Crocker said.

The South Fulton policy produced precisely the same nightmare scenario last year, when homeowner Gene Cranick--who had likewise failed to pay the $75 annual fee for rural Obion County residents--saw his house engulfed by flames as South Fulton firefighter watched close by. That incident sparked a debate among conservative pundits over the limits of fee-for-service approaches to government.

For his part, Mayor Crocker stressed that the city's firefighters will help people in danger, even those who haven't paid the fee. "After the last situation, I would hope that everybody would be well aware of the rural fire fees, this time," Crocker said.

Papa_Complex · 12-07-2011, 02:31 PM

$75.00 a year sounds like a pretty cheap insurance policy. You would think that after hearing about the first incident, they'd have ponied up (like Crocker said).

OneSickPsycho · 12-07-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

$75.00 a year sounds like a pretty cheap insurance policy. You would think that after hearing about the first incident, they'd have ponied up (like Crocker said).

$6.25/mo is waaayyyyyy too much when you're on the hook for $65/mo from Rent-A-Center for your flat screen, $250/mo for your truck payment, and $25/mo for an iPad... Sheesh, priorities man... gotta live 'white trash rich' in my trailer... fuck fire protection.

Papa_Complex · 12-07-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

$6.25/mo is waaayyyyyy too much when you're on the hook for $65/mo from Rent-A-Center for your flat screen, $250/mo for your truck payment, and $25/mo for an iPad... Sheesh, priorities man... gotta live 'white trash rich' in my trailer... fuck fire protection.

Well that, right there, is the mistake. Everyone knows that you get a Best Buy credit card, buy the flatscreen, then just don't pay. By the time they get around to taking it back, you're all set to do the same with Circuit City.

tommymac · 12-07-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

$6.25/mo is waaayyyyyy too much when you're on the hook for $65/mo from Rent-A-Center for your flat screen, $250/mo for your truck payment, and $25/mo for an iPad... Sheesh, priorities man... gotta live 'white trash rich' in my trailer... fuck fire protection.

is that the same as ghetto fabulous?

EpyonXero · 12-07-2011, 07:50 PM

If you look at the odds, its probably smarter not to pay the fee and save the money.

OneSickPsycho · 12-07-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by EpyonXero

If you look at the odds, its probably smarter not to pay the fee and save the money.

Say you live in your house for 50 years... that's $3,750 over 50 years... seems pretty fucking stupid to me...

Trip · 12-07-2011, 08:40 PM

You don't have to pay the fee for them to save you, you have to pay them the fee for them to save your shit. Makes sense to me. Not saving you would be bad, not saving your stuff because you won't fork out the fee is fine.

azoomm · 12-07-2011, 09:09 PM

Why do they show up and watch if they didn't pay the fee? That just seems mean. Or, was it they had extra marshmallows around the firehouse that needed roasting?

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azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	Why do they show up and watch if they didn't pay the fee? That just seems mean. Or, was it they had extra marshmallows around the firehouse that needed roasting? __________________ We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "smart"? Come Play at the Track!! http://www.elitetrackdays.com