Reply #153: This whole thing is weird to me, where I live all our fire

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departments help each other. I live in a rural area and when we have a fire or accident our neighboring fire departments also respond usually at least two show up. If there is a large fire in the city it's not unusual for a half dozen or more departments to be on the scene. I guess I am old fashioned I figure a fireman, EMT or a Doctor have and obligation to help anybody first then worry about money second. Doesn't the fire department charge the insurance companies for their services our fire department bills health insurance carriers $400 or $500 for an EMT call I imagine they also bill homeowners policies for fire service. In the city of Wheeling, WV businesses have to pay a fire service fee but there is no way the fire department would ever sit and watch a building burn down