I always though the Fire Department was part of the city government and was supposed to fight fires no matter what, but no matter how it works this is insane. I shudder to think what would have happened if someone had been trapped inside!
Cranick lives outside of the city limits and he admits that he forgot to pay a $75 service fee that would have provided him with fire protection. Firefighters wouldn't lift a finger, much less the hoses that might have saved the house.
The fire reportedly started in some barrels outside. As the flames crept closer to the home, Cranick says he offered to pay whatever it would take. The plea fell on deaf ears. Hours later, the home was gone.
The South Fulton firefighters did show up and managed to save a neighbor's field. The neighbor had paid the fee. But they would provide no heroics for the Cranicks. A local news report shows them climbing back on their trucks, flames still dancing over what was once the family's home.
I guess if he's supposed to pay the fee and didn't, then you get what you pay for, but still it sure is a dick move for the firefighters to show up and just watch it burn ._.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
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I hope you are only agreeing on some kind of philosophical/"in theory" level - I think its a pretty gigantic douchebag move by them in practical terms.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
Indeed.
I don't think there should be a fee for firefighting services... but if there is one and you don't pay it, then don't expect your fires to be fought.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
Or they could have put it out for $7500, saved the man's house, and still sent the same message.
Honestly though, this is why funding for the fire department should come from the city, which collects from people through land taxes, rather than each entity collecting separately for each thing. A fire department shouldn't be run like the cable company.
it mightve been better to put out the fire first, then charge him triple of that $75 fee, or some sort of punishment like that. still, it's quite a douchebaggery move by the TN FD.
Given the system they have (insurance) I suppose you can justify letting it burn.
But, uh, who really thinks 911 services should be voluntary insurance? The town has just lost this man's business because he now has to struggle to replace his home instead of purchasing what he would have purchased without his home burning. Sucks for all involved except the fire department.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
Or they could have put it out for $7500, saved the man's house, and still sent the same message.
Honestly though, this is why funding for the fire department should come from the city, which collects from people through land taxes, rather than each entity collecting separately for each thing. A fire department shouldn't be run like the cable company.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
Or they could have put it out for $7500, saved the man's house, and still sent the same message.
Honestly though, this is why funding for the fire department should come from the city, which collects from people through land taxes, rather than each entity collecting separately for each thing. A fire department shouldn't be run like the cable company.
Ouch Mani.
hahaha, when people don't pay for HBO do you send out arson teams?
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
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I hope you are only agreeing on some kind of philosophical/"in theory" level - I think its a pretty gigantic douchebag move by them in practical terms.
even in practical terms what they did is still how the service is functioned.
I don't doubt that if there was someone trapped inside they would have jumped in to try to save them if at all possible, but hey you don't pay the piper he'll fuck you up.
I mean the fee they would have had to charge him would have been staggering. Not having to pay the fee and still getting your house saved sends the message you don't have to pay for it. The fee charged would have to be equal to the fee they would have to charge if NOBODY had the insurance for it to make fiscal sense.
Nothing is free. In some way everything gets paid for.
On October 05 2010 14:21 FabledIntegral wrote: Honestly... I kinda agree. Otherwise it just goes to show you can not pay the fee and still get the protection when the fire happens.
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I hope you are only agreeing on some kind of philosophical/"in theory" level - I think its a pretty gigantic douchebag move by them in practical terms.
even in practical terms what they did is still how the service is functioned.
no fee, no protection. simple as that.
dont try to dig into what is conspicuous.
that seems more like inefficient bureaucracy than practicality
you'd think they would have at least saved it for a large fine to compensate for the cost
On October 05 2010 14:29 GGTeMpLaR wrote: wow what dicks
I thought being a fireman was supposed to be one of the few noble professions of altruism
just goes to show you how much I know
you stemmed your expectations on a firefighter funded by the public (taxes) and they have a different policy. This, however, seems like a private service. Thus your expectations are obsolete. )
We that's still better than canadian fire fighters. I remember a story about how this family forgot to pay fire insurance and their LAKESIDE house burnt down. Seriously, we can't even fight fires if we're next to a large body of water.
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