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Originally Posted by buggyone
Only save those who have contributed? Oh my, I have NOW heard the epitimy of "scrooginess"!
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IIRC, I remember a year or so ago there was a community in a mid Atlantic state that had voluntary participation in the fire dept. One of the houses that did not contribute was on fire and the trucks got there and it was determined they were not part of the "insured" group and they let the house burn. Later one of the officials commented that if they had saved the house then it would disincentivize the participants to pony up the cash to pay for the dept, as everyone would know they could get service in an emergency.