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Originally Posted by Flunklesnarkin
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Thats how fire departments worked up until the 1930's or so lol
they would roam around looking for fires.. then usually demand payment to put them out
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Crassus, in old Rome, basically did the same thing. He also would buy up all fire damaged properties after the fact. He was the richest man in Rome, until he decided to play general, and the Persians poured molten gold down his throat to satisfy his thirst for wealth.