Of course, they may still haul you away, but a 72 hold isn't all that bad.
I don't think the homeowner did, in this case.
You want to make sure you rights are preserved, after all. And if the fire department do show up because a neighbor saw the fire, make sure you stand in the doorway of your house screaming, "GO AWAY! I'LL DO THIS MYSELF!"
I'd be all for it. When I was 12, my mom called an ambulance for her brother who had been very sick with some sort of virus. He had been convulsing and had lost consciousness. By the time paramedics came and checked him out a little, they decided he needed to be taken to the emergency room. But he had come to by then. He absolutely refused to go or be taken to a hospital. He flat out refused, and let it be known in no uncertain terms. He was like that. My mom tried to persuade him to cooperate. They were just trying to help him, she pleaded. He adamently refused. My mom had no choice but to relent, and respect his wishes, no matter how self destructive. She said to the paramedics, "Well, I'm so sorry I called you and wasted your time, but my brother obviously doesn't wish to go. Thank you and good night".
Thinking that would be the end of it, imagine our surprise when the paramedic informed us it was no longer our (me, my mom and uncle) decision, it was now HIS decision (the paramedic), and my uncle was going to the hospital against his wishes. Well, to make a long story short, and near dying man was physically restrianed and taken against his will literally kicking and screaming, and my mom was almost handcuffed and arrested for trying to defend her broter and honor his wishes.
This all happened in my uncle's OWN HOME. Pathetic.