when firefighters come to your house do you get a bill?

Answer 1

It kind of depends on where you live at. Some fire districts are set up that way to charge you for each time they respond to your house or to a vehicle collision. But those departments that usually do that don't get very much funding from their county or any other agency.

Most of the time the city, county, or ESD(in Texas we also have Emergency Services District) charge a property tax or some other kind of tax that is specifically taken to give to the fire deparment and/or EMS. In this case, not he would not be charging you each time they come to your house unless there are some other circumstances.

Answer 2

Here in Spain you do get a bill. Usually, the obligatory home insurance covers it though.

Police service is paid for by the government, Ambulance service is provided by the local governments, social security and private services but the costs of labour and equipment and everything related to putting out a fire or coming to break down a door, release victims from a car accident and all that get shuffled off to insurance companies unless they can squeak out of it somewhere and then, yes, the bill comes to you.

Answer 3

Normally, you do not pay for a *response* by the fire department.

The vast majority of cities and town provide fire protection as a service that is paid for by your taxes. However, many fire departments now provide ambulance transport, which is a billable service. (Most of these departments only bill if they take you to the hospital, not for the initial response.)

Also, if you live in a rural area, you could be protected by a fire protection district. Depending on how the district is established, they may only be required to fight fires on property belonging to members of the district (property owners who pay dues or a specific tax).

Finally, some small departments have recently begun billing insurance companies for structure fires, serious wrecks and hazardous material spills. Most insurance policies have provisions to pay for these types of events and the holder of the policy never sees the bill.

Answer 4

Yes. If the fire department comes to your house for a medical call and they transport you to the hospital, expect to receive a bill for ambulance services. This has been going around for several years now. Back in 1994, I used to have all patients sign a release and an insurance form. Now, they don't even give you the option of refusing to sign.

Answer 5

It depends on where you live. Most cities/towns provide it as a service. However, there are some villages and smaller towns who do charge because of lack of funding.

Also, depending on how often they come out, they will charge. For instance, if you have a security system that keeps going off and calling them, then usally after the 3rd time in 3 months or 5 times in one year, they will bill you per instance.

Answer 6

Normally not.

However if your property is located in a rural Fire Protection District in some states, dues or taxes are usually assessed to pay for the fire department. If you have not paid the dues the fire department may not respond except to preserve life. They will almost certainly bill you for whatever service is provided if you are not a paid-up member of the RFPD.

Answer 7

In some jurisdictions, one has to pay a monthly fee for the luxury of having the fire department come out and put your house out.

If you do not pay the fee and they put your fire out anyway, you could be billed.

In some cases, if the fire is due to negligence or criminal behavior by the owner, the fire department may try to recoup their costs.

The same is true for wildfires caused by negligent residents.

A local fire dept in NW Indiana threatened the manager of a trailer park with bills because of a large number of fires in the park.

Basically, the answer is that it depends on the fire department where you are.

There is a non-emergency number listed in your phone book for the local fire department. Call them and they will be able to answer any questions you have.

Answer 8

not for a fire that was an act of god or if my house somehow caught fire,, BUT if i was burning brush and it got away from me, yes i would get a bill, if i didn't have a burning permit, i would get a fine.

Answer 9

NO this is what your property taxes pay for in part.

Answer 10

In Mobile, Alabama you do.