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Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo

If you are basing your arguement on what happened once the fire department got there then i'll add this. What difference does it make if the department tried to put the fire out?

Do you know anything about putting out fires? (I am by no means an expert and do not claim to be one)

Fires are not what like you see on TV. Fire gets into walls, attics, basements, etc. You can't put water on a fire that you can't see.

Fires in a residential structure are difficult to contain and get out of control rapidly. Once a fire has gotten going in a residential structure, the safety of the fire personnel fighting this fire has to be considered. Simply sitting outside and doing a perimeter attack on the house certainly wouldn't save it. (which is the way most departments operate anyway. This prevents an isolated fire from becoming a major fire)

And I know it may be diddifcult for people to understand that haven't had to make tough choices, but saving someone's house is not worth a human life. (Which we know certainly wasn't in danger at this particular fire)

That brings us back to the this thing called laws. Call them laws, rules, ordinances, statutes, suggestions, or whisperings from a gifted psychic: rules are meant to be obeyed. The homeowner chose not to obey the rules about fire protection, the fire chief/city manager chose to abide by the set of rules that are in place. That is it.

Hey, you asked the question.