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Tennessee family home burns while firefighters watch
Yahoo! News ^ | Dec. 6, 2011

Posted on 12/06/2011 4:33:24 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

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To: Free ThinkerNY

Did anyone check to see if the homeowners were Republicans?


41 posted on 12/06/2011 4:49:08 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: vetvetdoug

Yep .

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Firefighters-watch-as-home-burns-to-the-ground-104052668.html


42 posted on 12/06/2011 4:49:37 PM PST by Mears (Alcohol. Tobacco. Firearms. What's not to like?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY; All

I wonder if someone “important”, who’d “forgotten” to pay the fee would’ve been handled in the same way. Doubtful.


43 posted on 12/06/2011 4:50:14 PM PST by TwoSwords
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To: cripplecreek

They showed up to make sure it did not spread to any subscribed dwellings. (And in case there was life at risk.)


44 posted on 12/06/2011 4:50:34 PM PST by Ingtar (Newt (four more for Obama) & Mitt (Obamacare) - what wonderful choices!)
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To: NoGrayZone

My little town doesn’t have a fire department. The township pays for coverage from the surrounding towns that do have fire departments.


45 posted on 12/06/2011 4:50:55 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

We have that here with the police. City residents pay the tax. Township didn’t and has to rely on the county sheriff department.


46 posted on 12/06/2011 4:51:07 PM PST by OrioleFan
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I guess the firemen (not fire fighters) in this town drive around and tell the people, “you sure got a nice trailer there. It would be a shame to see something happen to it.”

If you’re going to let the place burn because a fee wasn’t paid, then don’t taunt the victims by showing up at their home’s destruction and watching.


47 posted on 12/06/2011 4:51:42 PM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Figment; traditional1
"Nope they’re volunteers."

I'm sorry, but did the word volunteer change while I was asleep?

48 posted on 12/06/2011 4:51:42 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Stay involved..because stupid people are running America! - Herman Cain - Amen!!!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

49 posted on 12/06/2011 4:52:00 PM PST by djf (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
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To: MPJackal

Right, so you think the $75 covers the Fire Departments expenses. Not a single tax dollar supports them?

Talking about 2 different counties.Folks in the county that pay the $75 fee are not taxpayers in the county with the closest fire department. They don’t pay a penny for the trucks that the volunteer fire department uses unless they subscribe


50 posted on 12/06/2011 4:52:07 PM PST by Figment
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I understand the fee of $75 dollars is for the fire department to put out a fire. However, does the fee also include rescuing individuals from a burning structure (house/barn/whatever?) Would this fire department have attempted a rescue of a person if the fee had not been paid? Please someone tell me that they wouldn’t have just sat outside and watched the house burn with a family inside.


51 posted on 12/06/2011 4:52:07 PM PST by momtothree
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Many of the rural fire departments in Tennessee are VFD which receive some county assistance to offset operational cost. However in the past year some have gone under due to lack of donations from persons in the communities. When that happens the counties contract coverage with companies like Rural Metro which as SUBSCRIBER based when it comes to fire fighting.

A homeowner has four options when that happens and they are placed in a subscriber only community for coverage. Pay the subscription, pay for the cost of service {retail rate and it is very expensive} when needed, or let it burn too the ground. If there are persons inside I think they are required to attempt rescue in a practical manner by fire fighting standards. Otherwise they are not legally bound to fight a fire of a non subscriber. The last option is organize a VFD in your community.

Best solution is donate to a VFD. These guys work their tails off for free. Wrecks? They respond. Medical emergency? They respond. Someone fallen needing lifting assistance? They respond. VFD's are the best service for the price. They will fight any fire to the best of their ability.

52 posted on 12/06/2011 4:52:13 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: dainbramaged
$75 a year for the fire dept. sounds like a bargain - we donate four times that to our local volunteers every Christmas.

You remind me of William F. Buckley, whose pet liberal project was "mandatory volunteerism." It isn't a "donation" if you've got to pay it to get the service.

53 posted on 12/06/2011 4:52:50 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So when did this city get involved in the insurance business? Was this even legal for a municipality to leverage insurance fees on the public? What are the real estate taxes for, to send the mayor and his cronies on vacation?


54 posted on 12/06/2011 4:53:06 PM PST by HighWheeler
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To: Huskrrrr
Did anyone check to see if the homeowners were Republicans?

If they were Republicans, they were not Conservative. "Actions (or in-actions) have consequences" is known to authentic Conservatives. Whiny liberals don't understand that concept any more than they acknowledge personal responsibility.

55 posted on 12/06/2011 4:53:20 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Residents in the city of South Fulton receive the service automatically, but it is not extended to those living in the greater county-wide area

I've seen this in upstate NY villages. Residents of the village pay really high taxes, but get fire/police/trash sevices. Those outside the village pay little tax, and rely on the State police for coverage, have to bring their own trash to the dump and pay a fee for fire coverage.

56 posted on 12/06/2011 4:53:20 PM PST by kidd
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To: DManA

I live near Portland Oregon, and my understanding is that during the course of building a home, there are over 100 different permits that must be applied for and paid. Of course those cost are passed on to the home buyer. So in essence more taxes for local government. I would not mind so much if government were responsible, but it is not. It is wasteful and lazy. I wonder how much of our national treasure has been pissed away.


57 posted on 12/06/2011 4:53:45 PM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: apoliticalone

>>The fact is the USA is going downhill and that needs reversed now.

It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Nothing gets fixed until we hit the bottom where we can’t pay entitlements anymore. Then, people start learnng that life has consequences, how to set priorities, and to take care of themselves and their families.


58 posted on 12/06/2011 4:55:52 PM PST by Bryanw92 (The solution to fix Congress: Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!)
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To: Figment; traditional1
"Nope they’re volunteers. It’s like insurance."

Volunteer is NOTHING like insurance. Volunteers do not get paid...hence the VOLUNTEER. Insurance you pay for.

Volunteer is doing something to help another for NO compensation. Insurance is PAYING for such help.

59 posted on 12/06/2011 4:57:08 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Stay involved..because stupid people are running America! - Herman Cain - Amen!!!)
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To: re_nortex
And you think that they would have learned a less from last year, also in Obion County.

I thought that this seemed familiar. It's the same story (check the names of the players). This happened more than a year ago.

Why is Yahoo posting this as news now?

60 posted on 12/06/2011 4:57:39 PM PST by Washi
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