No, I didn't. The public claim for charges resulting from work performed to mitigate private risks socialized by a publicly-funded firefighting industry is entirely within the legitimate powers the States retain under the Tenth Amendment. Therefore "should" is not an objective valuation, but a personal preference, only. Stated as an opinion, it would have been fine; stated as fact and it is in error.
Was it retained by the states or the people?
Did they cut down the brush on the surrounding property? No. Do we actually OWN property that we buy? Or not?
So when can we expect them to bill the owners for permitting crack shacks to be ran on their property? The city should eat the fines.