> I don't have people from New York paying for my fire department in Seattle. Fire departments receive federal funding through federal taxes that everyone pays

> I don't have people from New York paying for my fire department in Seattle. Fire departments receive federal funding through federal taxes that everyone pays, so yes, you do: https://www.fireandemsfund.com/fire-department-funding-where-it-goes-and-where-it-doesnt/ https://www.fireandemsfund.com/fire-department-funding-where...