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 A news item yesterday reported that Smithers fire fighters
 attended a fire at a trailer park, but then had to stand by
 and do nothing, as a trailer burned to the ground, because
 the park was just outside the town line.
 
 Does this imply that there is no fire protection in B.C. 
 except in communities with fire fighting services?  Well,
 obviously not, forest fires are fought.  But what about
 homes, farms, ranches?  It seems reasonable to me for
 the nearest fire fighters to turn up, even if after a
 considerable time if they're based in a town 50 km away,
 and possibly with a bill for services rendered afterwards
 except in compassionate cases.  But that's obviously not
 the case in the countryside around Smithers.  How about
 the rest - read practically all - of the province's area
 that is rural?