In Tennessee, a home burnt to the ground because firefighters refused to put out the fire only because an annual $75 fee wasn't paid. In Obion County, Gene Cranick and his family lost all of their belongings, 3 dogs, and a cat when his grandson was burning garbage and it got out of control. The family called 911 and said they would pay the fee but the fire department only showed up when the fire spread to the neighbors house who had paid the fee. The mayor of Obion Couty said that they couldn't allow families to pay the fee on the spot because then the only money they would get would from the family with the house on fire. One of Cranick's sons was arrested on an assault charge because of his extreme aggravation.
I believe that the fire department intentionally neglecting to save a home from a fire is unacceptable. Whether the family paid the small fee or not, it's not okay to ignore a 911 call over money. The fee could have been paid to the fire department after the fire was out, but instead they had to send a message to everyone that you better pay your $75 fee or we'll let your house burn too. I don't think that Cranick's son deserved to be arrested for assault because his son had the right to be angry, especially because he lost 3 of his dogs and a cat. If somebody let my house burn down with my dog inside just because I didn't pay a fee, I would come pretty close to killing them. A pet is a family member too, which the fire department failed to even try and save.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71f6B0AqZAU&feature=player_embedded
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39516346/ns/us_news-life/
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