Tennessee family home burns while firefighters watch

evilpumpkin

A Tennessee couple helplessly watched their home burn to the ground, along with all of their possessions, because they did not pay a $75 annual fee to the local fire department.


Vicky Bell told the NBC affiliate WPSD-TV that she called 911 when her mobile home in Obion County caught fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene but as the fire raged, they simply stood by and did nothing. "In an emergency, the first thing you think of, 'Call 9-1-1," homeowner Bell said. However, Bell and her husband were forced to walk into the burning home in an attempt to retrieve their own belongings. "You could look out my mom's trailer and see the trucks sitting at a distance," Bell said. "We just wished we could've gotten more out."


South Fulton Mayor David Crocker defended the fire department, saying that if firefighters responded to non-subscribers, no one would have an incentive to pay the fee. 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. "There's no way to go to every fire and keep up the manpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department," Crocker said.


The South Fulton policy produced precisely the same nightmare scenario last year, when homeowner Gene Cranick--who had likewise failed to pay the $75 annual fee for rural Obion County residents--saw his house engulfed by flames as South Fulton firefighter watched close by. That incident sparked a debate among conservative pundits over the limits of fee-for-service approaches to government.


For his part, Mayor Crocker stressed that the city's  firefighters will help people in danger, even those who haven't paid the fee. "After the last situation, I would hope that everybody would be well aware of the rural fire fees, this time," Crocker said.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/tennessee-family-home-burns-while-firefighters-watch-191241763.html

ps: kesian sungguh...

dragger

huyooo... siap ada yuran tahunan ke utk fire department dia?lau tak bayo lantakla umah ko terbako hangus... kejam sungguh...

ashes2ashes

legalised mafia

carly_lah

siannya... mmg kejam tul ler bomba tue... smeata2 x bayar fee pun sanggup biar rumah org tue terbakar.....

figurae

padamkan je la dulu pastu mintak legal fee tu

chickenwing

sib baik kerajaan malaysia xbuat mcm tu. Kalo stakat xbyr cukai tanah 10 tahun pun kerajaan xberani nk wat apa2...

thieo

diorg bkn negara kebajikan.

aryza

kalo la kat malaysia camni..bomba tgk je umah terbakar..
silap2 lepas tu balai bomba lak di bakar

Pikir

aku suke kalo cite ni berlaku kat rumah PIK SAN kajang

waksir

kekadang mmg terpaksa buat camtu kot... bila ada sesetengah sifat orang yg jenis keras kepala ni.
Orang lain buleh bayar, tp dia tak mau bayar. Sedangkan perkhidmatan diberikan sama-rata je. So, bila amik tindakan yg camni ... baru la dok kecoh2.

aryza

kalo ada org yg terperangkap kat dlm umah tu camne?

carold

Org malaya je yg selalu tak kenang budi..tahu nak free aje.

jonlabu

begitu tingginya nilai kemanusiaan barat yang diagung2kan org2 kita.

reyust

malaysia pun xlama lg mcmni ler...
negara berpendapatan tinggi kekdahnya...

RedDevils

Kat Malaysia ni, mana mana rumah yang owner nya degil tak mahu bayar yuran IWK, maka pabila lubang najisnya membuak buak melimpah, petugas IWK patut datang melihat dgn senyuman sahaja

cak!

begitu tingginya nilai kemanusiaan barat yang diagung2kan org2 kita.
jonlabu Post at 7-12-2011 11:21

   nampak turang bunderang  sibilais sungguh org2 barat neh

Maideen.

Syabas diucapkan kepada Fire Department kat Tennessee tu.

Rawatan yang sama harus juga di beri kepada orang orang Malaysia yang tak bayar caj Indah water, Keselamatan dan Maintenance

geenie

Kat Malaysia ni, mana mana rumah yang owner nya degil tak mahu bayar yuran IWK, maka pabila lubang n ...
RedDevils Post at 7-12-2011 11:30

time tuh,IWK boleh jer dtg. tp mintak duit in advance before buat keje.mark up 300 persen.bia pengsan diorg

RedDevils

time tuh,IWK boleh jer dtg. tp mintak duit in advance before buat keje.mark up 300 persen.bia pe ...
geenie Post at 7-12-2011 12:05

Kadang kala, kaka Red kasihan juga tengok nasib IWK ni. Mentaliti Malaysian, selagi boleh free, dia nak free, macam IWK tu habah dia punya

Sedangkan org kalau berhutang dgn dia RM10 pun, dia punya tuntut, riuh sekampung ....tapi bil IWK langsung tak bayar bertahun tahun, selamba dek aja.

mbhcsf

A Tennessee couple helplessly watched their home burn to the ground, along with all of their possess ...
evilpumpkin Post at 7-12-2011 10:02

    satu senario yang menarik  berkenaan  polisi, agihan perkhidmatan and penilaian khidmat oleh pihak kerajaan tempatan di sana ...

an interesting scenario appraisal for service evaluation , policy , provision and evaluation

satu negara yg dianggap maju ya ...boleh ada pun  hal macam ni