Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat

No shit

I'm happy to live in communist Canada. You pay a fee when there is a fire here and they have to respond, but you're not regularly charged an annual fee, and the firefighters don't demand payment up front. They come save your fucking house and figure out the fee later. As far as I know the fee in my home county is $500 for response to a structural fire and $400 to a vehicular fire...

Sort of like going to the hospital, no doctor is going to turn you out the door if you are injured and need medical care. Even if you're not covered for whatever reason, they work on you first, and figure out the money later.