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【中文标题】田纳西消防员见死不救
【原文标题】Tennessee family home burns while firefighterswatch
【登载媒体】Yahoo News
【来源地址】http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/tennessee-family-home-burns-while-firefighters-watch-191241763.html
【译者】qishima
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【译文】 一对无助的田纳西夫妇眼睁睁的看着自己的房子连同所有的财产烧成灰烬，仅仅因为他们没有向当地消防局交纳75美元的年费。 Vicky Bell told the NBCaffiliate WPSD-TV that she called 911 when her mobile home in ObionCounty caught fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene but as the fire raged,they simply stood by and did nothing. "In an emergency, the first thingyou think of, 'Call 9-1-1," homeowner Bell said. However, Bell and herhusband were forced to walk into the burning home in an attempt to retrievetheir own belongings. "You could look out my mom's trailer and see thetrucks sitting at a distance," Bell said. "We just wished we could'vegotten more out." 维基贝尔告诉NBC旗下的WPSD-TV，当看到她在奥拜恩郡的房车着火后，她拨打了911.随后消防员赶到现场，可是当火势蔓延的时候，他们却袖手旁观。“当发生紧急情况时，你第一时间会想到拨打911”房主贝尔说。但是为了抢救财产，贝尔和他的丈夫只能被迫尝试冲进燃烧中的房子。“你只能留心妈妈的拖车，看着它离得远点。”贝尔说，“我们只是希望能抢救出更多点。” South Fulton Mayor David Crocker defended the firedepartment, saying that if firefighters responded to non-subscribers, no onewould have an incentive to pay the fee. Residents in the city of South Fultonreceive the service automatically, but it is not extended to those living inthe greater county-wide area. 南富尔顿市长大卫克罗克为消防局辩护说，如果消防员为没交钱的人救火，其他人也都懒得交这个钱了。南富尔顿城里的居民享有灭火的服务，但是农村的则不能自动享有这项服务。 "There's no way to go to every fire and keep up themanpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department,"Crocker said. “没有资金你不可能维持消防员编制，设备，不可能派人去每个火场。”克罗克说。 The South Fulton policy produced precisely the samenightmare scenario last year, when homeowner Gene Cranick--who had likewisefailed to pay the $75 annual fee for rural Obion County residents--saw hishouse engulfed by flames as South Fulton firefighter watched close by. Thatincident sparked a debate among conservative pundits over thelimits of fee-for-service approaches to government. 去年，南富尔顿当局就玩过这一出，同样一个没交75美元消防年费的房主基因克拉尼克，见证了自己的房子在消防员的注视下被大火吞没。这个事件激起了保守派学者们关于限制政府收取服务费的争论。 For his part, MayorCrocker stressed that the city's firefighters will help people in danger, eventhose who haven't paid the fee. "After the last situation, I would hopethat everybody would be well aware of the rural fire fees, this time,"Crocker said. 然而这次，市长克罗克强调即便没交钱，本市的消防员还是会救人的，“这次经过这件事情，我希望所有的人意识到农村消防费的问题。”克罗克如是说。 | 
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