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Taxes for. >> reporter: its not just california, we are talking about a number of communities across the country. there is no exact number and no way to figure it out. but we know from talking to the city, a couple hundred, mostly small towns and municipality, it seems california is where its happening the most. sacramento would be the largest city to institute this if it does pass in september and most people believe it will. we talk about the charges. for a fire engine showing up. $435. for th...

Cause a crash that requires firefighters or paramedics. a truck could cost between 400 and 500 bucks. incident commander shows up? an a extra 75 bucks an hour. this is nuts. i may never drive in california. >> well, maybe you wont. as i talk to you, one of the engines is pulling out, just drove right by us. you can sear the siren. the reason california cities are doing this and other cities across the country is theyre cash strapped. they dont have enough money and some people call this premium ...

Collapse in the southern part of the country, nearly 60 are reported dead or missing. the people on the bridge were apparently gathering to watch the floodwaters below them while elsewhere were told rescuers are searching for 21 people missing after a landslide. all tolled, a state agency reports this years flooding has left more than 1200 people missing or dead. more than 120 firefighters battling blaze at auto repair shop. thats the top story on our fox trip across america. california, flames ...

They would ever have a catastrophic blowout in deep water that theyd have to respond to. which shows they didnt care. they didnt get it. so obviously, and the other question this begs is what about the other 33 deep water rigs that want to get back to work out there? do they have this kind of containment cap and system engineered, built, ready to go? of course the answer is, no. so how dare they want to go back to work until they have thought through how they would respond to a catastrophic blow...

Emergency responders as well as volunteers helping to have people driving in their cars and low lying areas and road closures are hammering the rescue efforts while the residents are dealing with water thats starting to seep into their homes and some structures are swept away by the rising flood levels. on your screen, you can see a building, that was once on the back of a tractor-trailer. it was later seen floating down what was once an interstate. these rains came very quickly, they caught man...

Of thing? >> obviously training is ongoing on a regular basis. they have to train because heres a perfect example. you never know whats going to happen out there. you just dont know. therefore they train for these types of situations with high-rise buildings, with training facilities. so this is an example of why firefighters go to the extent they do to be trained so they can get into these situations and get people out and get them alive. >> sandra, as we look again at the live picture there on...

Repositioned the fire engine, the ladder engine and they are putting the ladder up against the draw bridge. theres one more man who is at the very top. when the camera moves in tight on the left of your screen, who is at the very top and this has been going on for about 45 minutes and, sandra, correct me if im wrong but, again, theyre moving this particular ladder up and presumably theyre going to try to reach this man with the ladder or with the ladder extension? >> thats exactly what theyre do...

Non-fire emergency, congratulationed you get to pay up to 400 bucks. that alone will give you a heart attack. >> reporter: if you call 911 in the city of tracy, the fire engine is first to respond, and that means you better open up your wallet if you have a medical emergency in this city. >> you think twice about anytime you are spending $50 or $300. >> reporter: at 71, greg is on a fixed income and has to watch every dollar he spends. >> there is no question we feel our taxes should take care o...

Fill us in on what we expect this afternoon. >> right now at this scene, all work, all recovery work has come to a stop. as you mentioned the building is too unstable for emergency crews to enter. just to give you an idea of how hot the fire was burning, when firefighters showed up on the scene they put up aluminum ladders which actually melted. we are told by some of the survivors of the fire that one of them actually jumped out about ten feet from one of the windows and ran down the street. ju...

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