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Is the private rural metro company castle gate's only option for fire department services? I heard it was expensive. Can you pay monthly?

I believe it is the only one. I paid $424 this year.

Yes, Rural Metro is the only fire service.  You have two choices...essentially, it's a gamble.  You are not required to pay for "fire insurance" (subscription fee to Rural Metro).  BUT, if you don't pay the yearly fee and they respond to your home...even if you did not call them, they will charge you a base fee for responding, plus an hourly rate per person on scene AND an hourly rate for each truck or vehicle on scene.  I was told a bill for a house fire could easily reach 20 thousand dollars...and your homeowners insurance will not pay that bill.  So, you can save your money every year by not paying, but you will get a bill if they come to your house.  Personally, I look at it as insurance, I pay yearly.  You can pay monthly, quarterly, or yearly.  And just as an estimate, my rate is about $650 per year, and they base it off of square footage...my place is almost 3000 sq ft.

Hope this helps.

Ditto what the other 2 posters said (and to add it also goes for ambulance service as well as fire), however I was told by them that you cannot pay monthly.  It is either quarterly, bi-yearly, or yearly.  But they told me that probably 2 years ago they may have changed that.  You can always call them and inquire.  VERY nice people whenever I've called to ask a question about my bill.