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I think most volunteer fire fighters have other jobs. https://www.quora.com/I-dont-understand-volunteer-firefighters-Do-they-also-have-another-job-If-so-how-do
by d1sxeyes 5y ago
I think most volunteer fire fighters have other jobs.
https://www.quora.com/I-dont-understand-volunteer-firefighters-Do-they-also-have-another-job-If-so-how-do-they-have-time-to-be-firefighters https://www.quora.com/I-dont-understand-volunteer-firefighte...
- bjourne 5y agoThat doesn't answer my question, does it?
- d1sxeyes 5y agoIn the most literal sense no, but I think it does address your point. Honestly it’s an odd example to pick because there are paid firefighters too - why would you need to pay firefighters if enough people are willing to do it for free?
- bjourne 5y ago"How come volunteer fire departments exist?" is a rethorical quesiton. Whether volunteer firefighters have other jobs is beside the point. Clearly, useful tasks can be executed without a work context. The reason you need to pay firefighters is because society is work-centric.
- d1sxeyes 5y agoAs a rhetorical question, I don’t think it achieves the goal you intend it to. The reason you need to pay firefighters is because a few people might give some of their time, but a fire department needs to operate 24x7. When you can’t find enough volunteers in your society, how do you solve the problem of buildings burning down at a time no-one chooses to volunteer?
- bjourne 5y agoI think people would volunteer. Main reason not many volunteer is because they are busy with work. In a workfree society people would have much more free time to spend than they have now.