Not a volunteer fire department, but this comes to mind: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/10/08/130436382/they-didn-t-pay-the-fee-firefighters-watch

Not a volunteer fire department, but this comes to mind: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/10/08/130436382/they-didn-t-pay-the-fee-firefighters-watch-tennessee-family-s-house-burn https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/10/08/130436382...