Early fire departments in the U.S.would extinguish a fire only if the building _______________ .

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Early fire departments in the U.S. would only extinguish a fire if the building had that fire department's fire mark attached, indicating that the building's owner had paid for the services of that specific fire department. This was done to prevent freeloaders and ensure that those who paid for the service received priority assistance.

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