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These town members and firemen are acting like 5 year olds. You do not let a $200K home burn down over $75. Just think about it. Now the home is worthless so the county gets $2000 a year less in property taxes. The bank that owns the house could have payed out 30K in damages instead of $200K and now they are out $200K. If I was the bank, I would sue this county for gross negligence and incompetence.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Did you read any articles about this? The firefighters were from the city, the guy didn’t LIVE In the city, paid no city taxes, and the city had no right or obligation to fight the fire in his yard.

[Hodar]

You do not let a $200K home burn down over $75.

You most certainly DO!!

The Fire Department can not be supported by the country tax base. If they serve this person - who paid nothing ... then who do you think is going to write a $75 check next year?

If you paid $75 this year, to support the Fire Department, and your neighbor got the service for free - would you pay $75 next year? Is there any reason why ANYONE would pay $75 next year? Thus, the entire Fire Department would go bankrupt and no one would have fire protection.

[Sakity Yaks]

Also, the house of somebody who did pay was damaged -- damage that would have been avoided if the idiots had put out the fire now and billed the non-payer later. I hope he (the guy whose house was damaged even though he paid for protection from these dolts) sues their butts off.

[Domangart]

And if you knew what you were talking about ect.

[crz]

Wouldnt get beyond prelims in court. Because he had the chance to pay another fire dept for their protection and failed to do so. To bad so sad for him. Three dogs and a cat and he couldnt afford 75 bucks a year? Tell us another story.

[Coldwater Creek]

This was a DOUBLE WIDE mobile home, not a 200,000 house.