Trying to provide a reliable Fire and EMS system wth 46 full time paid personnel and the balance volunteer and limited hourly paid responders for a population the size of the MSB is impossible. This problem is not unique to the Mat Su or even Alaska for that matter. If it were not for the dedication of the current and past first responders I am sure there would have been a lot more fatalities and a much higher property loss. People have become so resistant to paying taxes for services that they have created a very dangerous situation. Those people are the same ones who when they call 911 someone better Damn well respond and respond now!