Fire Fighting in 206x, How is it done, and who does it? Options

[Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_*]

Yeah, I didn't even get into that. If I was Aztechnology, for example, I'd prefer to keep my own FD than let anyone into the Seattle Pyramid.

But I don't see the problem with it being the insurer, because like any insurer they'll still seek to pay out next to nothing on their policies. They might even consider fire response partial aborgation of damages. However, that would go more towards the people who know better to pay extra, not your everyday Joe whose house burns down.

[Sandoval Smith]

Things like drones and magic are concievably cheaper than human employees. Drones aren't that expensive, especially if they're little more than a turret on a mobile tank of water (or fire supressant chemicals), and it's a one time cost, plus repairs (although you still need to have a rigger) instead of a yearly wage. Mages might be heavily courted to join as volunteer firefighters, lending in the occasional awakened hand.

[Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_*]

I don't know. The upkeep costs in R3 seem prohibitively expensive compared to humans.

[kryton]

That's probably for non standardized parts and customization for vehicles. For a cutting edge tweeked engine the cost is going to be high. The same as it would be for say a formula 1 racer or a high end street car.

With off the shelf parts and supplies the cost would be far less. Self diagnostics could concievably alert when particular components are not working up to specs. Additionally I'm assuming this wouldn't be a internal combustion style engine so basically all you'll be maintaining is a electric motor and the on board electronics and pumping gear if it's a sprayer. Otherwise it would be no more expensive than maintaining any drone or machine. This is going to be an industrial engineering machine. As I understand it there really are not any rules on up keep on industrial machinery. I think it falls more into that category. So it would be no more expensive than operating a auto laethe or a robotic arm now on a assembly line. You'll need techs but not one tech per machine.

[Tarantula]

Well, as far as drones and robots go. I believe in SSG there is a firefighting drone. In R3R there is the MK-GUYVER S&R (Search & Rescue) robot. It has 2 mechanical arms, is a robot and can think for itself, an adaptation pool, and a few other things that would come in handy. Theres the water cannons made for vehicles, but no reason you couldn't mount those on drones. Mount fire extinguishers on drones. Drones are absolutely ideal for it. Get micro drones, have them scope out the place to find people, then make your way to those people. Alternately, spirits are also quite good. Search the building for trapped people. Air spirits to keep them alive by keeping the smoke out, fire to put out the fire. Hearth spirits to guard them instead. etc etc.