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Google some of the horror stories regarding privatized fire depts. Insanely slow responses, inadequate staffing leading to homes burning to the foundation, refusing to fight a fire because the owner didn't pay the fire dept subscription fee. Public safety should never be privatized, period. Irony even see if being cheaper because a for profit FD owner is going to want to make that PROFIT! Be careful what you wIsh for!

As for us firefighters not realizing its not free... No, technically it isn't free. What it is tho is an additional windfall from fed tax money you were going to pay regardless. Furthermore, RI has some of the lowest fed expenditure vs. fed tax paid ratios of all the states. Meaning much of our fed taxes go to aid programs in other states. It's nice to get some of the money we were spending at least back in our state helping our communities for a change.

From: $3.1M SAFER grant will hire 17 firefighters, reduce overtime costs

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