Tennessee family home burns while firefighters watch

Ahh don't you love capitalism. It allows people to choose the best route for them. Clearly these people didn't think their home was a priority and they got what they paid for.
 
Do people in rural TN not have property tax?
 
Residents in the city of South Fulton receive the service automatically, but it is not extended to those living in the greater county-wide area.
 
theonestonecutter said:
Residents in the city of South Fulton receive the service automatically, but it is not extended to those living in the greater county-wide area.
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I saw that, do they not pay property tax? I have only lived in FL and AL. In both states I have lived in unincorporated areas and fire service is included in the property tax bill with id provided by the county. This pay for spray thing is foreign to me.
 
way it looks to me is that the property taxes only pay for firetrucks in town...
 
@Redrumola,
Property taxes do not pay for the exact same services or exact same level of services everywhere in the nation. It appears in Tennessee they've choosen to opt-in to the fire department.

Seems to me something the insurance industry might support. Why not buy a slightly more expensive insurance policy for $72 a year and let it burn instead? I might actually opt for this option. My home was built in 1912. The foundation is solid. I can imagine a replacement with new construction would be less leaky and more energy efficent.
 
ud think they could have just put it out and tacked on an extra 50 bucks to the bill... its not like that unpaid 75$ stopped them from showing up... they were just being dicks... which is arguably why civil servants are held in an all too often not so high regard...
 
here its the other way around, the county contracts fire & ambulance service with county cities (Laredo,Bruni, Mirando, Oilton) (paid from county taxes), who respond to county emergencies, however if a area incorporates it is then responsible for its own services. (Rio Bravo, El Cenizo)

a couple colonias, a/k/a cites incorporated so they would not be annexed and taxed by Laredo, (Rio Bravo, El Cenizo) now have no emergency services. Laredo does respond to the fires, but because of the distance arrives only in time to prevent fires spreading to adjacent homes. Laredo then bills the city for being dispatched. (unpaid bills which then end up being forgiven)

Yes, a county 3x larger than the State of Rhode Island only has 6 cities, (only 3 incorporated) and 90% of the county population lives within the city limits of Laredo. (90 sq miles)
 
theonestonecutter said:
ud think they could have just put it out and tacked on an extra 50 bucks to the bill... its not like that unpaid 75$ stopped them from showing up... they were just being dicks... which is arguably why civil servants are held in an all too often not so high regard...
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This is the 'Tea Party' version of the USA. Gov shouldn't do anything for citizens but get out of the way. So they did.
 
faethor said:
This is the 'Tea Party' version of the USA. Gov shouldn't do anything for citizens but get out of the way. So they did.
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If this is indeed the case where it is not included in property tax and the owner refused to pay. This is why I am asking if there is a property tax. The whole situation is silly, but I find it hard to cry for the irresponsible homeowner.
 
redrumloa said:
If this is indeed the case where it is not included in property tax and the owner refused to pay. This is why I am asking if there is a property tax. The whole situation is silly, but I find it hard to cry for the irresponsible homeowner.
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They paid their county property taxes.

Rural residents who wanted fire protection subscribed for service from the nearby town of South Fulton, but they must pay a $75 a year fee in advance.

Historically, insurance companies in larger cities formed fire brigades to protect their insured structures. Since there were several fire insurance companies, it was common for more than one fire brigade to exist in a city. On arrival at a fire, the first action taken was to check for a fire insurance marker. If one did not exist, or if it belonged to a competitor’s company, the fire brigade simply went home, leaving the structure to burn. Fire insurance has more than 200 years of history in America. The early fire marks can still be seen on many older buildings in many American cities. Subscribers paid firefighting companies in advance for fire protection and received in exchange a fire mark to attach to their building. Those payments for the fire marks supported the firefighting companies.
 
metalman said:
Historically, insurance companies in larger cities formed fire brigades to protect their insured structures. Since there were several fire insurance companies, it was common for more than one fire brigade to exist in a city. On arrival at a fire, the first action taken was to check for a fire insurance marker. If one did not exist, or if it belonged to a competitor’s company, the fire brigade simply went home, leaving the structure to burn. Fire insurance has more than 200 years of history in America. The early fire marks can still be seen on many older buildings in many American cities. Subscribers paid firefighting companies in advance for fire protection and received in exchange a fire mark to attach to their building. Those payments for the fire marks supported the firefighting companies.
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England had the same system a few hundred years ago. We then realised that it was a fundamentally silly thing to allow situations like the one above to happen and so turned the fire brigade into a public service (paid for as part of your council tax).

Just one more way evil socialism takes away people's freedoms. :lol:
 
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