Fire department let's home burn. Owner didn't pay annual fee
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Fire department let's home burn. Owner didn't pay annual fee
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Just like the old Marvell 2099 comics
And why would anyone burn trash in their backyard?
Kind of heartless of the firemen coming out to put out the neighbor's fire and letting this one burn
Just like the old Marvell 2099 comics
And why would anyone burn trash in their backyard?
Kind of heartless of the firemen coming out to put out the neighbor's fire and letting this one burn
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This is actually being discussed in the "Government Creating Jobs" thread for some reason.
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My parents just moved to Knoxville and got hit with a $400 bill for the Fire Department, then again they don't have any personal property tax so it all works itself out.
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I hear the "no pay no spray" model is also used at most strip clubs.
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I had no idea there were places where you actually have to pay the fire department to come to your house.
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I had no idea there were places that you actually have a fire department. I assumed that was just something they made up for tv.
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I think they should have put the fire out and then billed him the full charge for the service. He may never be able to pay it and he may eventually lose his home over it but I think that's a better method for dealing with this than letting it burn down. They should have at the very least attempted to rescue his pets. I would have slugged the fire chief as well.
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I think they should have put the fire out and then billed him the full charge for the service. He may never be able to pay it and he may eventually lose his home over it but I think that's a better method for dealing with this than letting it burn down. They should have at the very least attempted to rescue his pets. I would have slugged the fire chief as well.
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I think they should have put the fire out and then billed him the full charge for the service. He may never be able to pay it and he may eventually lose his home over it but I think that's a better method for dealing with this than letting it burn down. They should have at the very least attempted to rescue his pets. I would have slugged the fire chief as well.
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I can't imagine being a fireman and taking an oath just to let it burn. My basic human decency would not allow me to do that. It's not like that guy didn't pay their checks personally. If my boss told me not to do it then I would tell him to fuck off and do it anyways, that's the decent thing to do. That would be like an MD watching someone die horribly because they forgot to pay their emergency room bill last time. An md would go to prison for that, why should this be any different honestly.
Seriously, I feel great sadness living in a world where something like this can happen. Everyone involved at the department should be fired and bring in some people with some kind of fucking compassion.
Seriously, I feel great sadness living in a world where something like this can happen. Everyone involved at the department should be fired and bring in some people with some kind of fucking compassion.
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Re: Fire department let's home burn. Owner didn't pay annual fee
I think they should have put the fire out and then billed him the full charge for the service. He may never be able to pay it and he may eventually lose his home over it but I think that's a better method for dealing with this than letting it burn down. They should have at the very least attempted to rescue his pets. I would have slugged the fire chief as well.
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I think they should have put the fire out and then billed him the full charge for the service. He may never be able to pay it and he may eventually lose his home over it but I think that's a better method for dealing with this than letting it burn down. They should have at the very least attempted to rescue his pets. I would have slugged the fire chief as well.
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I can't imagine being a fireman and taking an oath just to let it burn. My basic human decency would not allow me to do that. It's not like that guy didn't pay their checks personally. If my boss told me not to do it then I would tell him to fuck off and do it anyways, that's the decent thing to do. That would be like an MD watching someone die horribly because they forgot to pay their emergency room bill last time. An md would go to prison for that, why should this be any different honestly.
$75 a year for fire coverage is pretty cheap, but you can only afford to offer that service that cheaply if a great number of people pay beyond the number that actually need the service. If you turn it into a situation where people can "forget" to pay until they have a fire, then choose to opt in once they do, you're not going to have anybody voluntarily pay the fee up front.
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I'm glad that they made an example of this commie - thinking Obama's Big Government is going to stop his home from burning down. I'm HAPPY that it burnt down. I hope that his family is living on the streets. And I hope that his socialist pets spent the last moments of their lives, burning with painful terror. Socialist communist scum.
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Re: Fire department let's home burn. Owner didn't pay annual fee
$75 a year for fire coverage is pretty cheap, but you can only afford to offer that service that cheaply if a great number of people pay beyond the number that actually need the service. If you turn it into a situation where people can "forget" to pay until they have a fire, then choose to opt in once they do, you're not going to have anybody voluntarily pay the fee up front.
Somebody suggested a $500 flat fee for fire service w/o prior payment. Unless you're having a fire more than once every 6 years, there would still be no incentive to pay the $75/year.