I wonder if this fire department receives and subsidies from federal or state organizations? If so that comes from tax payer dollars which this man surely pays. Sounds like a good lawsuit to me. I would hate to be the fire fighter that allowed animals to die in that home. If it had been a person I guess they would have let them die in the fire too? Yes there is some personal responsibility here but it does not change the fact that the fire department did not do what they are sworn to do? Shame on this municipality!
first of all, they should have fought the fire because not every living thing was accounted for! just because all the humans exited out of the building what about their pets?! afterall, they are living and breathing animals and are like children to the family. how can you just sit and stare a building to flames when in fact, they said it could have been saved?! they could have easily gotten the insurance to pay the $75 fee on hindsight or even the agent probably would have spent his own money to give that to them. what if he had given them the fee at the time of the fire? would you take my credit card now?! and save my house? i can see a lawsuit going to happen over this and the firechief being fired! if they came out just to protect from a brush fire, why not have saved the house too. it would probably have cost less to save the house and repair then the actual cost of the house. i can see the county paying money out in a big way over this bad decision. what if the firechief had forgetton to pay his bill? would they say sorry charlie?! DON’T think so!
You’re dealing with feelings instead of facts. The reason we have the rule of law is to avoid people acting based on how they feel, rather than what the facts demand. Yes, it is unfortunate. It was also avoidable. The family should have paid for the service. They didn’t. Those are the facts.
From what I recall the Good Samaritan just jumped in and helped the beaten man in the ditch, gave him a room and food. It was the priest and the Levite that asked all the questions of how the man got their and then left the man to die, or burn.
Wouldn’t a better policy be that, if you do not pay the $75, we’ll put the fire out but you will be responsible for the entire cost of the operation? they could put a lien on the property to ensure payment. The insurance would probably pay for the cost of extiguishing the blaze and the firefighters would get some valuable experience. I’m guessing they don’t fight a lot of fires out that way.
If they’re anything like here, the go to a car accident or two, play a lot of XBox and shop at Publix. Then take the next three days off.
Why should a municipal Fire Departments tax payers pay for fire protection for a non-municipal resident?
Would you expect a payment from an insurance company who you hadn’t paid your premium to?
Would you expect an insurance company to let you pay your late premium after a fire and cover the loss?
I saw this on the news and on message boards and I personally think he should not only be fired but also brought up on charges. There are good Samaritan laws all over the country and I am sure this “Chief” broke whatever law TN has along these lines. I also hope the insurance company, and family sue the crap out of them.
I may not live in the town or area, but that should also say something. Look at how aweful this is making your area look! I for one will be on the look out for anyone saying they are from this area and asking if they are firemen. If they say yes, I will ask them to leave my place of business.
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I wonder if this fire department receives and subsidies from federal or state organizations? If so that comes from tax payer dollars which this man surely pays. Sounds like a good lawsuit to me. I would hate to be the fire fighter that allowed animals to die in that home. If it had been a person I guess they would have let them die in the fire too? Yes there is some personal responsibility here but it does not change the fact that the fire department did not do what they are sworn to do? Shame on this municipality!
Who’s doing the judging? Who said i was a Christian? I’m Jewish…
Go back and start reading from the beginning. Pat’s first statement.
first of all, they should have fought the fire because not every living thing was accounted for! just because all the humans exited out of the building what about their pets?! afterall, they are living and breathing animals and are like children to the family. how can you just sit and stare a building to flames when in fact, they said it could have been saved?! they could have easily gotten the insurance to pay the $75 fee on hindsight or even the agent probably would have spent his own money to give that to them. what if he had given them the fee at the time of the fire? would you take my credit card now?! and save my house? i can see a lawsuit going to happen over this and the firechief being fired! if they came out just to protect from a brush fire, why not have saved the house too. it would probably have cost less to save the house and repair then the actual cost of the house. i can see the county paying money out in a big way over this bad decision. what if the firechief had forgetton to pay his bill? would they say sorry charlie?! DON’T think so!
You’re dealing with feelings instead of facts. The reason we have the rule of law is to avoid people acting based on how they feel, rather than what the facts demand. Yes, it is unfortunate. It was also avoidable. The family should have paid for the service. They didn’t. Those are the facts.
Pat,
From what I recall the Good Samaritan just jumped in and helped the beaten man in the ditch, gave him a room and food. It was the priest and the Levite that asked all the questions of how the man got their and then left the man to die, or burn.
I don’t see any lawsuits coming out of this. These are people that basically move on, you can tell by the story.
Actually, it’s more of a novelty than that. They are apparently people who accept the consequences of their choices. How rare!
Wouldn’t a better policy be that, if you do not pay the $75, we’ll put the fire out but you will be responsible for the entire cost of the operation? they could put a lien on the property to ensure payment. The insurance would probably pay for the cost of extiguishing the blaze and the firefighters would get some valuable experience. I’m guessing they don’t fight a lot of fires out that way.
If they’re anything like here, the go to a car accident or two, play a lot of XBox and shop at Publix. Then take the next three days off.
Why should a municipal Fire Departments tax payers pay for fire protection for a non-municipal resident?
Would you expect a payment from an insurance company who you hadn’t paid your premium to?
Would you expect an insurance company to let you pay your late premium after a fire and cover the loss?
Get real people!!
I saw this on the news and on message boards and I personally think he should not only be fired but also brought up on charges. There are good Samaritan laws all over the country and I am sure this “Chief” broke whatever law TN has along these lines. I also hope the insurance company, and family sue the crap out of them.
I may not live in the town or area, but that should also say something. Look at how aweful this is making your area look! I for one will be on the look out for anyone saying they are from this area and asking if they are firemen. If they say yes, I will ask them to leave my place of business.