| Re: FIRE !!! .................. ( PR&C) |
Subject: Re: FIRE !!! .................. ( PR&C) by CentralCoaster on 2011/12/7 17:58:45 Who's job is it to check the payment list on the way to the fire? I have no problem with it it theory, but I'd need more info, because in some ways this can backfire. First off nobody was bleeding to death here. People's personal property was burning. The FD presumably were also ensuring the fire was contained and not spreading to other people's property. But what if you are the renter in this situation and your landlord doesn't pay the fee? Clearly the FD is underfunded for those services and if they try to collect a fee, they have to have some teeth or most wouldn't pay. Tax/fee, same thing, I don't know the politics of why they had to make a backdoor tax out of it. Sucks for the firefighters though to be paid to watch somebody's home burn to the ground. They probably would have been reprimanded if they did anything. But then again they probably have an interest in protecting their dept funding. The article says this will deter others from not paying, but it's not the first time. If the consequences of not paying were made clear to the homeowner upfront, then I can't feel bad for them. |
