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Originally Posted by BigRigMike
How does this fee work if you live in a duplex or condo?
What bothers me about this story is that they have to show up to protect the house that paid the fee but there is no incremental cost to put out the fire. The firefighters were being paid if they put out the fire or if they stood there.
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Originally Posted by Hemlawk
It's a good sameritain issue. You don't let someones $200k house burn down over $75.
They could easily charge the guy $5-$10k in expenses.
This is BULL S**T
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And then it starts. Seriously..... what are the chances your house burns down? Pretty small. So you send a message that they show up anyway. Many people would take the gamble that they don't have to pay that cost. AND how exactly do you collect that cost. Espec. when they are having to repair damages thta resulted from the fire while burning...... Good luck with that. Put it on the 'Accounts recievable' books? You would effectively be privatizing your local Gov. Can't call it a tax. Call it a Fine? That would mean liability. And your right back to the proverbial fork in the road. Accountability, or not? So the black hole of losing independance strikes again.
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Originally Posted by Tessa
Oh I get that - and I agree
I would not want to be forced to pay double to cover for some asshat that was too cheap to pay. I hate that my $$$ goes to jackasses NOW that don't want to work or be bothered to be accountable for thier crap. 
So I get concept. But the soft center in me still thinks that poor guy was running around trying to save his sht while professionals just sat and watched.
Devil's advocate here  - great they were there if the fire spread - but I mean, had the PUT IT OUT, it wouldn't have had the chance to spread or the chance of ruining someone else's property.
I mean, frankly, I'd be PISSED if I was the guy that paid, and my house caught on fire or had ANY damage b/c the fire dept was just waiting for my house to catch on fire -- PROACTIVE is better then REACTIVE.
But.....devils' advocate aside -- I agree that if the town rules enforce payment or else - and that guy didn't pay then...they were well within their rights to let his house burn. |
It's NOT an easy decision. I'd probably have told my guys to put the fire out. But I will not critisize the decision made.'