The continuing conflict between volunteer fire companies and local governments is not unlike an inextinguishable coal-seam fire — they smolder below the surface for years before the general pop- ulation becomes aware of it. In both cases, friction can be the cause, as, in the case of these sub-surface coal fires, subterranean rocks grind back... Read more »

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