From CBC News: The Watch Lake-North Green Lake (B.C.) Volunteer Fire Department charges a membership fee to the 532 properties in their service area, said Roy Allan, president of the board of directors.

Owners of developed properties pay $160 a year for fire coverage. Undeveloped property owners pay $90 a year. Allan said 85% of property owners have paid, but the remaining 15% are on their own if disaster strikes.

Allan said firefighters will only put out a blaze for non-members if they sign a consent form and pay $1,000 an hour to the department, for use of their equipment.

He says fire crews will still act to save lives of people and animals at unpaid properties. Read the entire article here.