I bet if they'd turned a hose on it, he would have happily given them the $75 and been a good spokeperson for the area on why others should do the same. Considering the services a lot of folks who don't pay taxes receive, this seems a bit extreme. Do the people in this country who don't pay taxes get denied services when a natural disaster strikes their area? (Katrina comes to mind.) No. If we're going to start picking and choosing who gets services based on paying taxes, then we might as well pull cops out of a lot of bad inner city areas and let those people fend for themselves. FEMA can save a lot of money not helping people who don't pay taxes. CCW holders are supposed to help others if they witness someone else who needs assistance (protection wise), but they don't get paid for it. (Yes, I know, they're not govt) The Fire Department, volunteer or otherwise, should respond to a fire. I seriously doubt this guy would have been fired for helping out; I bet now there's a lawsuit no matter whether he paid or not. Of course, I suppose it's possible that the Fire Department has no requirement to put out a fire; just like there is no constitutional right to police protection.