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Old 02-27-2014, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by gustavo View Post
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.
Amazing is the only response I can muster!

I know that if a life was on the line that no Villager who had CPR training would not step right in and do their best.