Imagine your home catches fire but the local fire department won’t respond, then watches it burn. That’s exactly what happened to a local family tonight.
A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground.
The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late. They wouldn’t do anything to stop his house from burning.
Each year, Obion County residents must pay $75 if they want fire protection from the city of South Fulton. But the Cranicks did not pay.
The mayor said if homeowners don’t pay, they’re out of luck.
This fire went on for hours because garden hoses just wouldn’t put it out. It wasn’t until that fire spread to a neighbor’s property, that anyone would respond.
Turns out, the neighbor had paid the fee.
“I thought they’d come out and put it out, even if you hadn’t paid your $75, but I was wrong,” said Gene Cranick.
There is more to the story, it's not as simple as you might think.
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CITY Fire Dept, allows rural residents to subscribe and then provides them with protection OUTSIDE of the City Limits and far outside their normal coverage area. This fire was at a rural home, who chose not to subscribe. It's not so straightforward. Just thought you might offer a full story.
I don't understand they should of just put the fire out. $75 dollars or not.
ReplyDeleteYes, Firemen too, have an oath:
"My duty is to protect those that I serve from whatever danger they may face; whether it be fire, demon, or angel; no matter the danger, I will protect the people to the best of my ability. I am but a servitor of the people; my duty is to those who I serve, and to no one else. I serve The People, without fear, without remorse, without fail. My Duty is to The People. By my Fireman's Oath, I am bound to protect those who are in danger, those in times of need, those who I would serve."
JJ.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the oath. But as the oath says, "My duty is to protect those that I serve ...". The owner of the house chose not to be served by the firemen.