From WPSD TV: Last year, the South Fulton (Tenn.) received a lot of attention after refusing to put out a house fire because the owner had not paid the subscription fee. This week another local family watched their home burn to the ground as firefighters stood a few feet behind them.

The mayor said it comes down to simple business. If they don't collect fire fees, the fire department can't survive and if they make exceptions to the rule, no one will ever pay the fee.
Besides that, he likes the "pay for spray" policy and said it's fair.

Under the controversial policy, city residents get fire protection; outside the city, residents have to pay the $75 fire protection fee each year. With this policy, the city makes no exceptions.

"There's no way to go to every fire and keep up the manpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department," Mayor David Crocker said.