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Historical facts, firefighting used to be private industry where you voluntarily chose your fire department and paid their price just like any other good or service.

There is no evidence that they did a worse job during that time after accounting for worse equipment and poorer communications affect on their performance.

There is a myth that they would go watch peoples houses burn down without helping if they weren't paid up and didn't pay on the spot, but there is 0 historical evidence that ever happened even a single time.

Joe 7mo ago

On top of that, I live in a rural area where 95% of our fire department is volunteer and I'm still charged a fire tax.

Ironically none of those departments can access my home and the nearest fire hydrant is 2 mikes away. Draft water you argue? Fine, go a half mile through a forest to my nearest lake. If my house catches fire and I can't put it out I have accepted the loss.

Avg response time is 15 minutes, my home is constructed of very old pine from the 30's some of which has become lighter....it would be a pile of ash but hey I paid the tax.

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