The obvious doesn't always seem so at first. A fire starts on some grassland near a farm. The county fire department is called, but the fire is more than it can handle.
Someone suggests that a nearby volunteer group be called.
Despite some doubt that they would be of any assistance, the call is made. The volunteers arrive in a dilapidated old fire truck. The firefighters jump off the truck and frantically start spraying water in all directions. Soon they snuff out the center of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily controlled parts. A local news reporter asks the volunteer fire captain what the department plans to do with the funds.