Sounds like the property owner is liable?Incident-related charges
Most local Fire Services in Ireland will charge a flat rate of between 90 euro and 130 euro for attending a chimney fire or other domestic fire or emergency. If the Fire Services have to attend a fire or other emergency larger in scale than a domestic fire, such as a forestry fire or a fire at commercial premises, they will seek to recoup the entire cost of this service from the company or landowner. Generally, this cost would then be recovered by the landowner or company from their insurers.
Wow. For some reason I just assumed that our taxes paid for this in full.Most local Fire Services in Ireland will charge a flat rate of between 90 euro and 130 euro for attending a chimney fire or other domestic fire or emergency.
Well, if the fire happened in Cavan then there is no charge if someone dies - I still haven't decided if this is a good thing or not!
...the local council are chasing a person who does not own the house that the fire was in, he just happened to be passing and noticed flames and like a good citizen he called the fire brigade.
Now the council are chasing him for the money as he was the one that called them out. Surely this is wrong?
I didn't call them, didn't need them but since I made the call I was responsible to pay.
Did you contest the legitimacy of the bill?
I presume your insurance covered it?
I'm sure a newspaper somewhere would be interested in this, Good Samaritan left with huge bill etc. Reading this post, if I were to see a fire in the next while, I think I would ask first am I going to be charged and if they said yes, I would have to seriously consider what to do next.... the local council are chasing a person who does not own the house that the fire was in, he just happened to be passing and noticed flames and like a good citizen he called the fire brigade.
Now the council are chasing him for the money as he was the one that called them out. Surely this is wrong?
The old lady admitted liability from the off. Thankfully nobody was hurt although I think her car was written off, So when I got the first bill I ignored it, the second one I give to my solicitor he passed it on to the ladies insurance company. I haven't heard anything since. If I ever witness an accident I 'll use a public phone or somebody else's phone to report it.
That day when I called I didn't give my name and when they asked me for my number, in the confusion I give them half of my current number and the second half of an old number, and they still found me. there's a lesson in there somewhere!
Weighing things up, this kind of crap wouldn't stop me calling the fire brigade if I saw a house on fire.Reading this post, if I were to see a fire in the next while, I think I would ask first am I going to be charged and if they said yes, I would have to seriously consider what to do next.
some councils have a policy of sending fire brigade to every car accident - no need for them to be requested. Once 999 call is placed then fire brigade sent out.
Weighing things up, this kind of crap wouldn't stop me calling the fire brigade if I saw a house on fire.
I can argue the bill later.
I agree with you, honestly, surely no one in their right minds wouldn't hesiitate to call the emergency services if they thought a life was at risk?
I agree with you, honestly, surely no one in their right minds would hesiitate to call the emergency services if they thought a life was at risk?
Rmelly - Thank you for highlighting my error, very sweet of you, I did spot it after I posted and before I coud edit I had to go and see to a more pressing emergency
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