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Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo

A starving old woman has nothing to do with this story or debate at hand. And please keep the religion out of it.

Here are the FACTS that are not in dispute:
1. Homeowner lives in a county that has no fire protection.
2. Homeowner's county has agreement with nearby CITY to provide fire service for $75 a year.
3. Homeowner did not pay the fee
4. Homeowner's house starts on fire
5. Fire deparmtent responds to save neighbor's house who paid the fee.
6. The homeowner's fire is not tended too and he loses his house.

You could examine the "what ifs" all day long here.

here is one that no one has brought up yet..... "What if by the time the fire department arrived, the house was beyond saveable anyway?"

Stick to the facts to make the decision/or form your opinion.

Quite honestly the city and its fire department are being gracious to provide fire coverage at all, especially for the measly price of $75/year. There's nothing that says they have to provide fire coverage for the surrounding area at all.