The ambulance that billed me in San Francisco after my accident was run by San Francisco Fire Department.

darth_avocado 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

SF EMS is funded partially through the general fund and other bond measures, with additional billing to cover the rest. I believe it’s like $2K for a ride.

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dlcarrier 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Many fire departments in the US send bills, whether responding to medical emergencies or fires.

	▲	sarchertech 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Many makes it seem like this is common. But it extremely uncommon in the US to get a bill after a fire. There are some rural volunteer fire departments that are funded through memberships and they will bill you if you aren’t a member. But these are not common.