[Recovering_Democrat]

What happens if the firefighters put out the fire, and make this a policy? So then the next few fires are put out, but the people quit paying the fire protection act for these volunteers? Who pays then? Well, then you don't have a fire department.

The community chose to have a volunteer FD, each citizen or home or business paying $5 a month for fire department service.

I agree it is a sad situation, but if a small town chooses to go that way, the guy should've either paid or not expected fire service.

[sgtbono2002]

The way it works in most Communities without a fire tax the people who start a Fire Department seek donations. They work hard to get these donations. They have bake sale and a mail out and they work carnivals Dinners, anything to make a buck, Casino night or Bingo used to be big here till the State outlawed it and then they went to the Fire Tax.

Now this outfit saw an easy way, They just make you pay or they dont put your Fire out. The citizens turned down the Fire tax and now they pay a tax anyway only they think they are donating. Its not called a Fire tax , but thats exactly what it is. You dont pay you dont get service.