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Tenn. man who doesn't dial 911 loses home to inferno
Police were called to restrain the man, who had to be disarmed and handcuffed before he would stop shooting at the fire

By Kevin Saylor
News Sentinel

NORTH KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Stephen Forthman shoots first and asks questions later. He wears a shirt proudly displaying the words "I don't dial 911" next to a picture of a hand gripping a sixshooter. When it comes time to contact local emergency services for assistance, he'd rather just shoot at the problem until it goes away — even when the problem is his own home being on fire.

No injuries were reported in a large structural house fire in North Knoxville at Forthman's residence on Whittle Springs Road yesterday.

Knoxville firefighters were alerted by neighbors at 2:15 p.m. of smoke at the residence, according to Knoxville Fire Department spokesman Capt.

John Nickleton. The Knoxville Fire Department responded to an initial report of heavy smoke coming from the garage, and of a large bearded man in the front yard screaming and shooting into the house.

"At first I didn't even notice the fire," said neighbor Tricia Perkinson. "I heard gunshots coming from across the street. When I looked outside, I saw Steve in his front yard waving a gun at the house. He was yelling obscenities and just shooting. He was saying, 'You better get out of here you bleeping bleep.' I thought he had lost his mind. Then I saw the smoke."

"When we arrived at the scene, the house was completely engulfed in flames," said firefighter Daniel Cummings. "Outside, the homeowner was shouting and firing a semiautomatic pistol into the fire."

Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the Forthman residence, but the massive fire gutted the two-story home. Police were called to restrain Forthman, who had to be disarmed and handcuffed before he would stop shooting at the blaze.

Fire investigators are expected to return to the scene today to determine the fire's cause.

This isn't the first time Forthman has refused to dial 911. In 2004, Forthman tried to shoot himself in the torso after having chest pains. His brother-in-law wrestled a rifle away from Forthman and called an ambulance.

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He has the crazy.

CAN'T.... STOP.... LAUGHING

hahaha thats funny as hell. Pain in chest SHOOT IT!! house is on fire SHOOT IT! dude needs a padded cell.

Sounds like a stable individual.

Tag for update on crispy critter bugular/arsonist

There are inappropriate uses of the 72 hour mental health evaluation.

This is an appropriate use of the 72 hour mental health evaluation.

too funny

if all you have is a hammer every problem looks like a nail...

His meth lab must have exploded

ya.......lost it. Batshit Crazies.

What caliber for fire?



One time I saw a guy trying to beat out a VW beetle engine fire with a shovel.  He was supplied with a fire extinguisher and he said "this is embarrassing!  I'm a goddam fireman!".

In.

I bet I know what Stephen Forthman looks like and I've never met him.


This article is full of awesome, aids, and neckbeard.

Sometimes you just gotta fight fire with fire...

You fight fire with FIRE

I can't believe that he didn't get involuntarily committed after he tried to shoot his chest pains away.

I remember firing linked 7.62 to put out small range fires back in the day in Pendleton...

With that said, homey needs a trip to the giggle-ward.

HOW THE FUCK DOES HE STILL HAVE A GUN!?

 

"After I got turned loose from the nervous hospital I started collectin' guns.  mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm"

There is not possible way this can be real... please tell me this is fake.

If not, he's gone batshit loony toons. I also laughed my ass off at the entire thing.

ETA: I wonder what he would do if his car ever broke down

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Errrr.......I got nothing

It's satire

Shared this with a coworker who quipped "This certainly doesn't reinforce stereotypes about Tennesseans"

So apparently he is in the "Fire is Alive" camp................

He was fanning the flames with his 6 gun

I blame Palin