Family house burns down, firefighters only watch

http://www.americablog.com/2010/10/pay-to-play-government-fire-department.html

A group of firefighters only watched as a family house was burnt to the ground. Why did they just watch as the flames engulf the house? Because they didn't pay for the use of a fire department. The firefighters were ordered not to do anything to help the house or the family involved.

Now, I get it, these men were doing what they were ordered to do. Still, it takes a special class of person to watch as a family's house be burnt to the ground, maybe have someone left in there by mistake, and just not care enough to do anything about it.

 

Why do they need to pay an addition fee for Fire protection when they awready pay tax? They don't pay an additional fee for police services, do they? (Or i certainly hope not). Fire services should be free since it's there to protect the community. What would happen if someone was still in there and died because Fire-fighters weren't doing what they're trained for? Really, the whole fee is a scam by the town's government.

 

Having recently gone back to watch 9/11, and the heroics of the firefighters during that day. If this is completely true, I'm appalled, I'm sure there's more to the story than what the press is saying.

I know a lot of towns are having financial problems. My town couldn't afford salt and plowing last winter on the roads for half of the season. I live in Maine, so it's a complete necessity instead of a want. Yes, they should have helped the people involved, I'm not defending their actions. But I'd like to hear more about this story before I completely jump to conclusions.

Also, another note, the owners could be playing this up, just a thought. People today sometimes play the press to get money and/or a new house. Take balloon boy last year or two years ago whose parents used the press to try and get their own reality show. It almost worked, too. If the kid didn't say anything while on live tv.

Just a thought.