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Do you pay your annual Fire Department Membership fees?
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:42 am
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:42 am
They say it cuts down on insurance and makes sure you don't pay them for their service if needed.
Just curious.
TIA
Just curious.
TIA
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Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:43 am to Pectus
Did not know this was a thing.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:44 am to Pectus
they just built a new fire station down the street from my house and now I get to pay a monthly fee which is included on my water/sewage and trash bill from the city every month. It didn't drop my homeowners insurance enough to cover the difference I pay every year.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:45 am to Pectus
As much money as every government entity throws away, I'd be pissed if I had to be a fire department membership fee, or worse, had to pay to have the fire department come to my house.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:48 am to Pectus
quote:
Do you pay your annual Fire Department Membership fees?
If you mean taxes, yes.
If you don't mean taxes, no.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 7:54 am to LSUBoo
quote:
Do you pay your annual Fire Department Membership fees?
If you mean taxes, yes.
If you don't mean taxes, no.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:08 am to LSUBoo
Let me take a pic of it this afternoon so this will make more sense.
I see what you're getting at.
I see what you're getting at.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:16 am to Pectus
How much is it? I think that's one that I would definitely pay. Whether I agree with how they've worked out their finances, I want them to be funded and I want them to show up when I need them.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:18 am to atxfan
$45
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:18 am to LSUBoo
quote:
If you mean taxes, yes.
If you don't mean taxes, no.
He's talking about membership fees to a volunteer fire department, not a "real" fire department in which case there are no fees. It's a rural thing, and yes I pay mine, and around here if you don't , they'll still come to your home if there is a fire of course, but they will give you a bill. If you're a member, you're good.
It doesn't save enough on my home insurance to make a difference either way though.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:21 am to Pectus
yes We support the local FD .
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:24 am to chinhoyang
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had to pay to have the fire department come to my house.
I thought fire dept service charge was relatively common. Homeowner insurance will generally pay it for you as part of the claim
Posted on 8/22/17 at 8:57 am to Pectus
Make sure you pay it, or this may happen to you.
quote:
Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground last week because the homeowner hadn't paid a $75 fee.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 9:01 am to Pectus
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Did not know this was a thing
This.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 9:13 am to Tempratt
I believe it is a standard, annual tax in California (~ $120.00) paid to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 9:33 am to Pectus
If they want money they should strip down and take some racy photos of themselves like a self respecting fireman.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 10:02 am to Pectus
My gift is not running over them when they're standing in the middle of the road at an intersection collecting donations.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 10:41 am to Pectus
I was a very active member of our local V.F.D.
I know first hand how much it takes to run a V.F.D.
I know where their money is spent.
I donate to them.
Probably more than I save on my premium.
Well worth it. It keeps E.M.S. going.
E.T.A., They have had to come to my house for medical purposes. Any calls other than structure fires is not part of the insurance premium payments. E.M.S. calls are the bulk of the calls. That is where the donations/membership dues are needed.
I know first hand how much it takes to run a V.F.D.
I know where their money is spent.
I donate to them.
Probably more than I save on my premium.
Well worth it. It keeps E.M.S. going.
E.T.A., They have had to come to my house for medical purposes. Any calls other than structure fires is not part of the insurance premium payments. E.M.S. calls are the bulk of the calls. That is where the donations/membership dues are needed.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 10:49 am to Pectus
No, I do however spend waaayyyy to much money every year at their fair that they put on.
With that said, they don't have fees, however, if they did I would pay them.
With that said, they don't have fees, however, if they did I would pay them.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 10:57 am to CHEDBALLZ
I pay property taxes that include fire protection but I also am inside the St George Fire District and I pay a property tax to them.
I in return get lower insurance rates, a great fire and ems department (that is ALL of EBR Parish - not just St George) and I give a few old cans of soup to them during the Christmas parade and the St George Santa gives me candy.
I in return get lower insurance rates, a great fire and ems department (that is ALL of EBR Parish - not just St George) and I give a few old cans of soup to them during the Christmas parade and the St George Santa gives me candy.
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