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Originally Posted by Russell James

I think everyone involved with the story is in the wrong. The end result is destroyed property and animals burned alive because of the ignorance of people.

Those that think - no lives were lost or in danger - have you read about the pets that burned up while the firemen watched. Have you read about the horses that burned alive in a barn at another fire... because the firemen were told "that address is not on the list" - let it burn.

So these firemen, chief, and mayor stood their ground and said - no pay, let it burn. Well good for them. Hope they sleep well at night for standing their ground.

Some day if they need help from their fellow man in an emergency, let's all check the list first and see if they are worthy of our assistance.

Yes, the home owner was in the wrong for not paying. But, should emergency assistance be refused based on a missed payment? Let's think that one over while we imagine how the animals felt being burned alive.

Your there, you have a fire truck, turn the fcking hose on. Just my opinion.


Quote from another news source:

"Unfortunately, this home owner had forgotten to pay the annual fee, which he had always done before. When the fireman arrived, they told him that the 911 operator had just called on the radio and told them that his house was "not on the approved list", so they couldn´t put the fire out. The home owner and his family then had to stand by and watch everything burn to the ground. They also lost their two dogs and three cats in the fire. It is now known that the individual that usually waives the unpaid fee payment until after a fire, this time he decided to stick with the rules. While playing golf and on a cell phone, this fire chief instructed the firemen to not put water on the house fire due to the owner´s non-payment status.

It now turns out that this was the third house in this county to burn like this over the past few years, and in one case, a barn burned to the ground killing all the horses inside. At that fire, the firemen were apparently told before they left the station that the home owner hadn´t paid the $75.00 fee, so the fire truck never even left the station.."

They said it took two hours for the fire to get from the barrels to the house. I think the pets were saved. Making that source appear uncredible to me.