Nad R wrote:
>
> sf > wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:44:12 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> My township has no police department or fire department. House catches on
> >> fire it burns to the ground.
> >
> > What happened to the volunteers? My dad was a volunteer fireman and a
> > volunteer deputy sheriff. You house caught on fire, somebody came and
> > tried to put it out. Bad guys needed arresting, somebody did it.
>
> The nearest fire department is ten miles away and they will need to bring a
> tanker truck as well. By the time they get her it will all be gone. I do
> have insurance.
>
> The odd thing is that there is a small emergency hospital that is only one
> story high and is very nice just five miles away. Also they have an
> excellent cafeteria at reasonable prices, better than most of the
> restaurants in the area.

You should consider building a fire pond and getting a decent pump, it's
not that expensive.