The public has nowhere to turn for this otherwise unavailable information, except from those who care enough to share. Who Cares? Hopefully, you do!____________________________I can speak for my fire department only. We are not involved when the building inspector condemns a building, no matter what the reason. Your information may very well be valid and important to that homeowner. I’m not sure what you are expecting us to do as again, we don’t make the call to demolish or not.
Virtually no one dealing directly with disaster survivors is concerned with informing them that if their building is ordered demolished, they are entitled to claim total loss…not the firefighters, not the Red Cross, not FEMA, not the insurance companies, not the State Departments of Insurance, not the media…nobody says a word.
I asked at the outset is still the question:Common Problem For Disaster Survivors–”Who cares…let them fend for themselves?”The continuing answer from all quarters is an emphatic, “Yes.”____________________________What would you have us do, take money out of the FD budget to build them a new house? Its just not feasible, and as a fire dept. affiliated with the city, town county, etc., etc., it is a conflict of interest for us to recommend any type of service.
Responses to 'Dialogue About Victims'