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When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers
- jrnichols 10y agoThis came across as a fairly weak article to me, focusing on one company that other forums said had a history of bad management, coupled with one greedy capital firm. Also, it seemed like the authors really just don't understand the history of the fire service. It mostly started off as a subscription based service. You can still see cast plaques on old buildings showing which insurance company the subscriber paid for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_insurance_mark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_insurance_mark It also failed to mention that usually the fire incidents were because a homeowner refused to pay for fire services, and that the county didn't have it as part of a tax. This sort of thing is rare in the United States these days, but does happen in some very rural areas. And it's almost always a risk that the homeowner takes on their own. I personally understand how wages make quality EMS difficult. Reimbursement rates have remained low and fairly stagnant, which is one thing keeping wages down where they are.