A bit OT, but this is a pet peeve of mine. The courts and OSHA got together and somehow decided that rural FD's should be held to the same standards as urban, professional FD's. Now thats great for the blue light heroes that live to get the latest and greatest $350K fire truck or new turnout gear that's resistant to Kryptonite and depleted uranium projectiles, but it has the side effect of making it impossible for a rural area to maintain, much less create a FD where one doesn't exist and very hard to get volunteers that will/can put hundreds of hours of time into training. The real killer here is that the volunteers are going to have to work the fundraisers the FD's we do have are always organizing so they can get a new 60" plasma or white walls for the fire truck or whatever. I was a fireman/EMT years back, I know how much these guys put out for the community and I appreciate it. But I tried to form a FD here and it would have cost a couple million $$$. Can't do it. What they've done is create a system that deprives the public of the ability to protect their lives and property. It's all we can do to pay the bills now. This is just wrong on multiple levels.
So, getting back to the original question, the FD's around here will go into a house and try to save it. But the chances of them getting to a large section of their area in time to save a house or barn decreases exponentially as the distance from the fire house increases.
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