Reply #70: There is no designated agency available to him unless he pays the city subscription. [View All]

[Hannah Bell]

This is what the county -- & its residents -- chose.

The issue has been ongoing for decades. The county has twice refused to set up a county volunteer fire department. The city has been paying the freight for the county for decades.

I'm not sure why you think the county residents are ignorant dupes of their county commissioners. This man already *had* a previous fire & was notified of the subscription system by letter & phone. He didn't subscribe after the first fire, he didn't subscribe after he was notified.

He has variously stated that he "forgot," that he "thought they'd come out anyway," that the department "came out for someone else who hadn't paid."

The fact is, the county has no fire service because it won't tax its residents to fund universal fire protection. It leaves it up to individuals to contract with the city -- enabling people like yourself to blame the city instead of the county when the predictable consequences of the county's reprehensible policy occur.