Also, who gets billed? The resident or the homeowner? News stories seem to conflate the two. If the owner is billed but the person living there is renting, then...? And vice versa?

Also too: http://rt.com/usa/ne...ay-fire-bell-299/

In a nearby town, Gene Cranick lost his home in a fire last October and says he just forgot to pay his insurance. He begged firemen and offered them money to put out the blaze to no avail while they sat by and watched. He lost four pets and his home in the blaze. In the adjacent community of Blount County, such spontaneous coverage can be purchase if an annual fee of $110 doesn’t seem reasonable. In lieu of the subscription, people there can pay $2,200 for the first two hours that firefighters are on the scene if they forfeit the annual fee.

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Fire Chief Doug McClanahan of Blount County says his own department has revised their policy after that incident in Obion. “Having subscribers is a good thing, but to punish people to the point that you don’t do anything for them is wrong,” he tells The Daily Times.


There are several ways the towns can cover their costs from adjacent jurisdictions. This Galtian 'pay first or burn' policy of South Fulton TN is stupid and needs to be changed.

Cheers,
Scott.