Too bad this family didn't vote to annex (they probably didn't think it would happen to them)....When their double-wide home caught fire, town firefighters showed up.... to watch it burn...Rural Metro also showed up-to watch....and now to put salt in their wounds...the family will now have to pay the Fire Dept for coming to watch their double-wide burn down! (Cause it WASN'T THEIR tax dollar at work...)
Town officials said they felt for the family’s loss, but the family took that risk by deciding not to annex so as to receive town fire services when Rural/Metro Fire Department ended its subscription services Sept. 30.
The double-wide mobile home at 12849 S. Higley Road was considered a total loss after fire tore through it Wednesday night. Gilbert firefighters at the scene ensured there was no threat to life, but did not make an effort to put out the fire.
Rural/Metro Fire Department responded from a farther distance as a courtesy, company officials said. As policy, the homeowners will get a bill that could total upwards of $10,000 based on fees that include $100 an hour for each firefighter responding and about $1,000 for each truck.
