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Total cost of running the department for a year, divided by the number of callouts. Possibly weight the callout types depending on approximate resources consum
by aaronax 4y ago
Total cost of running the department for a year, divided by the number of callouts. Possibly weight the callout types depending on approximate resources consumed.
Though I am fully in support of just letting the house burn.
- mook 4y agoThese costs still exist in a hypothetical year with zero fires, though. Additionally, people whose house were just on fire with zero insurance are probably not in a good financial position (anymore), and they are unlikely to be able to pay…
- dantheman 4y agoIf you don't have the money, then a lien is placed on the property and it will be sold to pay the debt. Or you can take out a mortgage to buy it. In any case you'll be richer than if the house is burned down.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoAbility to pay still not guaranteed, depending on the financial situation. Family can easily have more that's than assets to their name, preventing collection.
- Dylan16807 4y agoYou can prioritize firefighter debt over other liens. And it doesn't have to be guaranteed if it works 90% of the time.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoYour first problem is trivial cuz you can look at a multi-year average. The second part is more significant in people simply don't have the money to pay.