I live in far part of Western Kentucky and I heard about this story locally first. This is is the second time in two year this has happened to this town. The fire fighters won't come out even to look at the fire, but they did came out when the first spread to the next door neighbor's house. To which they put it out since that person paid the $75. The fire chief and the fire fighters just stood and watched as the fire burned. Also the fire fighters were forced into this, because if they touch a house fire and the homeowner hasn't paid the fire fighter can lose their job. So I don't blame them, I blame an old law and town management over this.
What the that city should do is raise taxes, yes I know that is terrible, if current taxes doesn't cover it. Or get a volunteer fire fighters to pick up the difference. You don't see police or hospitals doing this do people and I don't believe the town should force the fire fighters into this.
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I live in far part of Western Kentucky and I heard about this story locally first. This is is the second time in two year this has happened to this town. The fire fighters won't come out even to look at the fire, but they did came out when the first spread to the next door neighbor's house. To which they put it out since that person paid the $75. The fire chief and the fire fighters just stood and watched as the fire burned. Also the fire fighters were forced into this, because if they touch a house fire and the homeowner hasn't paid the fire fighter can lose their job. So I don't blame them, I blame an old law and town management over this. What the that city should do is raise taxes, yes I know that is terrible, if current taxes doesn't cover it. Or get a volunteer fire fighters to pick up the difference. You don't see police or hospitals doing this do people and I don't believe the town should force the fire fighters into this.