Ever had a fire get out of control? Fire Dept called...

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I once came home to fire trucks in my yard. Same thing, neighbor’s brush pile got in the woods. And yes they did send him a bill I don’t know how much it was. Back then there was no fire water at the road they pumped it out of his pond

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As for your neighbor isn’t that what we pay taxes for?

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We don't pay taxes for negligence.

Fire Department Service Charge coverage in a homeowners insurance policy typically pays up to $500 per occurrence, though some policies may offer higher limits (e.g., $1,000 or $2,500) depending on the insurer and endorsement.

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Saturday my next-door neighbor lit a huge pile of limbs and other debris on fire, and it quickly got away from them and into the woods behind their house.

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never start a fire without a FULLY TURNED ON hose with a sprayer head 10 feet away. what a moron. any fire can get out of control in seconds and if you don't have a hose at the ready you're cooked.

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The fire department came out and had it under control after about 10 minutes. The neighbor said that the fire captain told him to expect a bill for their services.

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good

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Was he serious? How much does that cost?

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enough that your neighbor will stop being an irresponsible firebug that catches all his neighbors' houses on fire in the future hopefully.

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Fire Department Service Charge coverage in a homeowners insurance policy typically pays up to $500 per occurrence, though some policies may offer higher limits (e.g., $1,000 or $2,500) depending on the insurer and endorsement.

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I can't imagine it would be a good idea to involve insurance that you had to have the fire department out to your home for burning something inentionally, best case they pay it and your premium goes up on renewal, worst case they drop you and now you have that on your CLUE report for future insurance companies when rating your premium.

For the record, I hate insurance, but have learned over the years when it's worth it and when it isn't to involve insurance.

I had a strange experience once. I lived in a neighborhood. My neighbor just moved, house was sold, and new neighbor was doing a few repairs before moving in.

At midnight one night, I noticed the dude had lit a fire in the middle of his grass yard and then left. I assume he was letting everything burn down while he was gone. I looked over in his yard and the fire was rolling. Flaming high and large. It wasn’t like it was just coals.

We were in a dry spell and the yard was next to my infant son’s window. The realist in me knew it would be ok but with my baby there, I couldn’t relax.

Thought about calling fire department but didn’t want to make them come out. So I grabbed my water hose and doused the fire in his yard. I’m sure he was shocked and maybe mad when he came back the next day, but oh well.

If it wasn’t rolling flames, I probably would have just let it go. Anyway, CSB.

Wonder if he had burn permit. If he had a burn permit, doesn't sound like he had a fire line that would keep it escaping containment.

I don't know about down there, but it was way to windy and dry to try and be burning anything.

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panic shortly following

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its a badddd feeling for sure. Its only taken one incident for me to start being VERY careful about my burn plans.

That feeling when you're out smacking flames and you aren't sure its going to be possible to stop it from spreading....


To OP, yes, I've heard of volunteer fire depts sending a bill out.

If the parish is under a burn ban, burning without it being in a container is a no no. If you file a burn plan with out a burn ban you will be covered in most cases. A fire break is a must. There's a science behind a burn, once parameters are calculated one can better determine if its safe. If you don't have a reasonable contingency plan with backups you will pay.