mandatory volunteer fire fighting and prevention reserves. drafting men and women ages 18 – 45. train them, send them out on prevention detail such as clearing brush and inspecting fire hazards. in case of fire, send them out to do the trenching, observation, whatever it’s called when you go out and smother smoldering remains.
use school busses, mtd busses, community service vans, etc for transportation. call in reserves on a random basis like for jury duty.