Firefighters let a home burn to the ground in Tennessee because the owner, Gene Cranick, had not paid the $75 fee to the out of town firefighters. Cranick lives out of city limits and to recieve the firefighting service the fee must be paid. But it was not just his home that burnt to the ground. With it went his 3 dogs and a cat. When he called for help the operator responded that since he had not paid the $75 fee, Cranick claimed forgotten, they could not send the help he needed. They did however come later to put out the fire on the fence line to his neighbor's house, whom had paid the fee. They let the house burn to the ground. All of Cranick's possessions destroyed.
I think that in someways if he did not pay the fee for the out of town service he should not get the service. But on the other hand, now the firefighters have to live with the fact that they murdered 3 dogs and a cat because they could have been saved. Now a part of the family will always be missing for Cranick. If Cranick had forgotten the fee then a reminder should have been sent to each house that had not paid the fee. If a reminder was sent and the fee was still not paid then the firefighting service should not have been provided. It all depends on the point of view this article is told from. If he was not on the list because of not paying he should not have gotten the service. This being because if they could just pay the fee when needed, people would only pay the fee when needed and the firefighters would not get the money needed to support an out of town service.
Link to article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39516346/ns/us_news-life/
10/05/10
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