Reminds me of the Good Old Days of New York City fire fighting in the mid-to-late late 19th C., when two (or more) rival fire companies (they were private organizations at the time) would respond to the same blaze, and a brawl would ensue over which company had the "right" to fight the fire- while the building in question burned to the ground. Truth! See: Asbury, Ye Old Fire Laddies NY 1930 & many other works.