We gave the Lake Lure fire official who threatened a volunteer pilot with arrest nearly four days to respond to our interview request. Instead of responding, the Lake Lure town manager agreed to an interview and doubled-down on the arrest threat, claiming the volunteer rescuer failed to “coordinate” before rescuing people the town couldn’t get to.
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https://www.qcnews.com/news/investigations/wife-saved-by-volunteer-pilot-met-angry-official-at-landing-zone-husband-stranded/
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Absolutely ridiculous. All about ego, and lives were out at rush because of it. The city manager was making up reasons on the spot to try and defend the jack***. If there was any validity to this bogus nonsense they would have directed him to "the proper channels" and not just told him to leave or be arrested.
He needs to be fired, and she needs to be fired.
Anybody that will put their own ego ahead of saving lives DURING A CRISIS of this magnitude has no business being in charge of rescue operations!
The assistant fire chief literally opens the door at 9:44, but he's too busy to speak? Looks like he was coming in to ask how the interview went since he'd be waiting outside the whole time
So this assistant fire chief won’t talk shock shock.
They can't take in the glory or bill them if a some good hearted human saves them instead
Power hungry POS in that local government. Those people need to be ostracized from society.
8:10 glad they said it wasnt safe after it was proven safe. maybe if he was a good guy with a gun the fire department would have praised him
Kamala technocrat.
Life in a rural area is difficult enough. When these fire and police officers have total control over an emergency situation can be a disaster! Many of the officals are on a power trip! And do not need to be in control. We have tornadoes 🌪 offten and i see this happen every year.
So instead of educating the pilot on how to join the rescue efforts and work with you all. Your idiot Fire Chief chased off a guy who could easily do the job better, safer, and faster?
It was about control, nothing else. They didn't care about the actual lives.
lol local law enforcement hinder rather than help. the woman shows no sign of empathy that the two would have been without water for a while. And to date there is no signs of local law enforcement going to do any rescue and the woman does not comment on that lol what on earth has happened to Americans. She is heartless the city manager lol we have to laugh. in other areas the local sherrif stole the aid or food and water collected for NC.
The fire chief proved that he is an incompetent person and should be immediately removed from his position.
Typical bureaucratic response where process and control is more important than the goal.
Horrible amount of excuses coming from the counties spokesperson.
Firemen and town managers with powers of arrest? Lol. Unheard of in my country. Tell em to pound sand.
She is so full of shit it's not even funny. Lady, your ignorance and the chiefs is on full display. Why not just say thank you and say if you really want to help, please work with us so we can co-ordinate our efforts, not a threat of arrest. Some people are so dumb they can't get out of their own way. SMH.
Disgusting act by the officials to turn down help in the middle of the emergency.
At 8:21 in the clip, the Rep City Manager is gaslighting.
Not surprised.
Im sorry! I think their whole attitude is bullsh**!
With lives on the line, and time going, you don't have time for 'going through proper channels'. Lake Lure needs to discipline their FD and tell them to think outside the box.
Seems to me that little town is full of idiots, starting with the ass-istant chief and the spokeswoman.
this feels exactly why you see so many "men are dropping out of society" videos. remove these people from office.
The city manager also needs to be purged from the system. She is just as much a part of the problem. What a foul human being.
According to the White House, this never happened
I'm sorry your husband died, but the paperwork wasn't filled out properly, so he couldn't get on the helicopter that WAS LANDED NEXT TO HIM. When did the US go from land of the free, to land of the bureaucrat? Its written into UK Aviation Law that you can break pretty much any rule if its to save life.