Ed, I live in Cookstown, New Jersey. How come it took seven fire companies to put out a house fire at 5 Willow Oak Drive in Cookstown? It was only 1,500 square feet, and the house still burnt down to the ground because they ran out of water to put the fire out. I was there when the fire started, ’cause I heard the sirens. It was just a little bit of fire in the back. But they ran out of water. Why would you pay all this money to the fire companies and in state taxes when you could just let the whole thing burn down to the ground and call the insurance company?

Burnout

Did you consider that they couldn’t make the determination that the fire would be a complete loss without showing up first? If your house were burning down you’d be glad to see an overwhelming response from several departments.— Ed. Note