re: Fire fighting needs to be rethunk

Your thinking is flawed. Firefighters don’t just put wet stuff on hot stuff. There is prevention, pre planning, maintenance of equipment, inspections, education....the list goes on and on....These guys don’t just sit around for 24 hrs firing off knuckle children waiting on structure fires. Only a very small portion of their time is spent actually fighting working fires but training and preparation are the lions share of their duties. If you want to find ways to save money, start with your elected officials and your government’s wasteful spending not those men and women who train all their lives to save you or your kids in the worst hour you’ll experience in your life. 15 min of fire fighting is equivalent to 8hr work day cardio wise. You cannot do without your fire dept....you are going to pay for fire protection and be protected or you going to pay the insurance company without protection, you choose!