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Old 10-01-2010, 09:27 AM
 
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$75 firefighter fee every year. Don't pay it? Firefighters come to your house, but don't put out the fire.
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Old 10-01-2010, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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Oh, but there are people who work in Omaha that live in other cities and don't pay taxes for Fire and Rescue services. They should be required to pay a fee for possibly needing their lives saved. It's only fair.
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Old 10-01-2010, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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That is insane.
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Old 10-01-2010, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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If I had the money I would get sprinklers in my house. By the time the firefighters get there to dump thousands of gallons of water on your burning things you don't have much left anyways. Everything is wet, burned, or black and smells like camping. Sprinklers can normally keep the damage to one room, using a lot less water.
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Old 10-01-2010, 11:11 AM
 
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I live in a rural area and I pay a yearly fee for fire protection. It's a voluntary fire dept so ya kinda get what you pay for but I guess it's a peace of mind kind of thing. A little off topic but I have to say I've really started noticing how bad the roads in Omaha have become recently and the crime seems to be getting much worse.

I love Omaha. It is a city that still offers a small town atmosphere IMO. We come to the city at least once a month and spend 4 or 5 days. I'm not bashng, just posting my observations. I know that finances are bad everywhere. Hope the city turns around soon for all concerned.
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Old 10-01-2010, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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In terms of crime, Omaha is a big city and subsequently the police force for the most part has to be reactive, not proactive. That's why Sarpy County and its municipalities tend to have a lower crime rate, I think.
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Old 10-01-2010, 11:42 AM
 
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Oh, but there are people who work in Omaha that live in other cities and don't pay taxes for Fire and Rescue services. They should be required to pay a fee for possibly needing their lives saved. It's only fair.
Does the Omaha Fire Dept come save their houses? As for Rescue services, if I need the EMT's services while I'm inside the city limits I don't have an issue being billed.
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Old 10-01-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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I live in a rural area and I pay a yearly fee for fire protection. It's a voluntary fire dept so ya kinda get what you pay for but I guess it's a peace of mind kind of thing. A little off topic but I have to say I've really started noticing how bad the roads in Omaha have become recently and the crime seems to be getting much worse.

I love Omaha. It is a city that still offers a small town atmosphere IMO. We come to the city at least once a month and spend 4 or 5 days. I'm not bashng, just posting my observations. I know that finances are bad everywhere. Hope the city turns around soon for all concerned.
The roads are bad, in places. Over the summer I broke 4 spokes and one axle on my bicycle along (more than the previous 2 years combined). In the last 2 months I have not had many problems though as the roads are in better shape now.

As for crime, I just don't think it is that bad. Most of the "crime" is isolated in a few pockets of town and as long as you avoid those pockets crime is rather low.
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Old 10-01-2010, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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Does the Omaha Fire Dept come save their houses? As for Rescue services, if I need the EMT's services while I'm inside the city limits I don't have an issue being billed.
Omaha (both fire and police departments) routinely provide assistance to the suburban departments. Able 1 does so probably once or twice a month and Bellevue's formerly all-volunteer department had their hand held by OFD for many years.
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Old 10-01-2010, 04:10 PM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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Omaha (both fire and police departments) routinely provide assistance to the suburban departments. Able 1 does so probably once or twice a month and Bellevue's formerly all-volunteer department had their hand held by OFD for many years.
I was thinking about that. Omaha should levy a fee (not a tax) on surrounding municipalities that receive mutual aid from Omaha Fire and Police services.
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