Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn?

Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by flandish on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:13PM (#34055439)

Adding a second reply with same sentiment. I am also a firefighter, and my main “assignment” over the years has been search/rescue.

We’ll always risk to reward. But more and more the phase after life saving is trending toward “surround and drown” - not that I want to fight like detroit in the 2010’s, but yes we do make a call sometimes to stop risking when lives are all confirmed safe.

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Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by elliottkember on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:24PM (#34055608)

Thank you (both) for your service to the community.

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Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn? by bombcar on Monday December 19, 2022 @02:20PM (#34056360)

There’s also a point where a structure is a total loss even if the “damage doesn’t look so bad from out here” at which point letting it burn as long as other buildings aren’t in danger may be the safest thing to do.

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