Fire Chief watches house burn over $75 tax

[Byte Stryke]

Good thing nobody came running out of the trailer on fire- they probably would have to turn around for that.

Imminent danger to life.
By Law ANYONE must make an attempt at that point. This is where you folks are missing the point

Not everything should be profit driven. Some things, such as fire protection, should be a public service.

If nothing else, they could have put out the fire then billed him for actual costs of putting it out.

The whole point of this is that there is no profit, its a rural VFD controlled by the government and funded by YOU, the homeowner. It is NOT a TAX... its a FEE, you can OPT IN or OPT OUT by not paying the FEE. AGAIN not a Government TAX.
So lets say you DON'T pay the FEE and call the VFD and they come out and save it anyways.

"Did you hear about the fire at the Johnson's? they didn't pay and the fire department came out and put their fire out. I Don't know why we pay if they don't have to."

Now more people aren't paying.
And as stated before, a lien means shit. To this day I still have an outstanding lien on a house I worked on in 1994 to the tune of just over $7K.(Tile Remodel)
That and $10 will get me some McDonald's.