[Doe Eyes]

If the Fire Department took your position, why would anyone pay? And if no one pays, there is no Fire Department period, and the house would still burn down.

Sorry, but the problem here is the cheap person who did not pay for the service.

[flintsilver7]

No, the problem is that the government, at all levels, is incapable of prioritizing what it should spend its money on. The cost of fire protection is not significant. This is likely something that *should* be supported by taxes, and as I understand it in the vast majority of cases it is.