I'm reminded of the story from last week, about the volunteer FD in Missouri(?) that refused to put out a fire because the property owner hadn't paid his fire dues.
"I'm reminded of the story from last week, about the volunteer FD in Missouri(?) that refused to put out a fire because the property owner hadn't paid his fire dues."
I saw that thread but I didn't spend much time there since I was fairly certain of the content and arguments.
The concept of privitized fire companies is another libertarian dream and I'm sure that thread drew it's share of the libertarian contingent on free republic. It also serves some problematic examples.
Suppose there is a fire in a densely packed area. Does the privitized fire company have an obligation to any other property owner not a subscriber?
Consider a fire in one of three interconnected buildings. Company A services building 1&3. The fire in building 1 has spread to 2 and perhaps endangering 3. Can this company use demolitions on building 2 to preserve building 3? Are they serving their clients if they do not? What liability to the owner of building 2?