I don't think that this is how it works (paying taxes doesn't entitle to a level of service) but I admit I don't know US law. As a side note, in this very case

I don't think that this is how it works (paying taxes doesn't entitle to a level of service) but I admit I don't know US law. As a side note, in this very case the issue wasn't remoteness since they could have had access to firefighters for a small annual fee. Rather it was a legal and administrative issue. But I would indeed be curious if voluntarily paying a fee rather then being taxed can have an impact on any enforceable expectation of service.