here's the story concerning the fire:

Citizen Story - House Fire

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I love my dogs too. I think of them as my children. If a fire broke out at my house, and the fire similar to yours, I would be just as heartbroken, but in the end I know the value of a beloved dog is not the same as a fireman. Would your heartbreak have been less if the fireman was injured trying to rescue your dogs? Would you have been supplementing his income as he recuperates in the hospital? Take his children to school? Clean his gutters? Go with his family to church, and pray for his recovery? What happened if he had died and your beloved dogs survived? Would you support his family like he did? With that little of a salary? Do your dogs become his children's parent? Do they call your shih tzus 'daddy'

Seriously, talk to a counselor. Put down the alcohol, it just causes the depression to become worse and lessen the mental capacity. Our pets can be the greatest joys in our live, but they do not equal to a human being.

Can we say "Shih Tzu" here?

Shouldn't it at least be "$hih Tzu"?

Cal?

You did not go in after them. You did not provide a method of escape. you were not there when they needed you. The fire started because of some hazard at your home.

If you want to blame someone- blame yourself. If you wanted someone to burn to death trying to save your pets- it should have been you.

Get a grip.

If the fire was an accident - your pets died in an accident - if the fire was intentional - someone killed your pets. If you wanted to trade a human with third degree burns for a shitzu - it should have been you that got roasted.

Go adopt a poor homeless dog about to be gassed so one might live in the memory of your deceased pets.

Any other deep seated guilt feelings you need to publicly express?

There is not a single fireman on the North American continent whose life is worth risking for someone's pet. I would be ashamed to post such an insane blog.

I like my Shitsu too. But, she in no way is worth risking the life of "any" firefighter, or any other human for that sake.

Amazing..... how some people value animal life over human life. Lady, you are nuts!

You actually think Firemen's first duty should be to save pets?

I have a dog I love dearly, and I would NEVER expect a fireman to put his life on the line for her.

If you wanted a "hero" so badly, why didn't YOU go running in the house after the pets? You were there long before the fire department.

We have a cat and the kids have two horses. No pets are worth risking a person's life over.

Sorry about your house, but how about putting things in perspective.

I feel bad for you. What a horrible thing to go through.

Unless they raise our taxes to hire more firefighters we will remain hopelessly short. Nobody wants their taxes to go up until something like this happens to them. Then suddenly an extra 20 bucks or so added on to everyones tax bill seems reasonable.

Almost a year and a half after the occurrence, someone writes a complaint!
Instead of getting their own pets out while it maybe could have been done, they left the one fireman to do it and started yelling up the street. Why? If too dangerous for you--too dangerous for them also!
How long was it before another fireman arrived? It doesn't matter how long if the utilities people had not yet come to cut off the gas and electricity! That is another rule made to help save firemen's lives.
I don't know the response time of the utilities people!
There has to be more to this story.
Anyway a serious risk to a human to save an animal is foolish.