Firefighter falls through ice rescuing dog at Jamaica Pond

By adamg on Sat., 2/25/2017 - 10:13 am

A couple days ago, of course, when there was still lots of ice. Jamaica Plain News reports.

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Tell William the following

By FootPad
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 11:56am

Keep your dog on a leash and keep a hold of that leash. Also, the bill for this rescue is $_______ - you'll get it in the mail and you have 30 days to pay it.

I'd be OK with billing him for the rescue, if we were to also bill for firefighter calls necessitated by careless smoking, and for highway rescue and EMT services provided to drivers who were breaking the speed limit.

seat belts, too

By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 3:09pm

By that logic, people not wearing seat belts should have to pay for the injuries that result from not wearing seat belts.

BFD does NOT charge!!

By HP25
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 2:11pm

FYI the BFD never charges for any of their services. They consider it an honor and privilege. You'll get no bill.

Seriously?

By Rockie
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 12:04pm

I would feel awful if I put someone's life at risk by letting my dog go unleashed. Kudos to the fire dept but let's be sensible, folks.

For a damn dog?

By Lunchbox
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 1:55pm

Should've let the mutt sort itself out. Firefighters have more important things to do.

they respond to these things because they're good practice

By anon
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 2:33pm

Or would you rather the first time they practice is for, say, a child?

People don't let their pets drown

By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 3:10pm

They go in after them. Then more humans get involved and fall through. Then the FD has to respond to an even bigger clustermess involving a dog AND a bunch of people, all in need of rescue.

Let the FD make these decisions - there are reasons why they are willing to do these rescues.

Life and property

By Bob Leponge
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 9:34pm

Firefighters protect life and property, and a dog is, in the eyes of the law, valuable property,

Firefighters don't ask whether life or property is endangered as a result of stupidity, of deliberate misbehavior, of innocent mistake, or of act of God.... they just rescue.