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if memory serves, the first fire fighters were in Rome and owned by rich people. If you didn't pay them to put out the fire, their boss would buy the ashes from you afterwards.
https://ancient-history-blog.mq.edu.au/cityOfRome/Vigiles
okay, I was close. Buy your house while it was still on fire.
Somewhat predictably they also started the first public firefighting force after a large part of the city burned down, again. Apparently prevention is just not profitable if you're only paying people to extinguish fire.
Didn't prevent what is now known as the Great Fire of Rome though.