Honestly, I've seen a lot of thoughtless statements, but this time, you really made a good point.
I would say more like ideological fanaticism mixed with amerocentrism. A thing typical of an American believing in an idea, at one time it is useful, at others it leads to disaster.
Although here he is not exaggerating so much, as
@Marduk mentioned, the overwhelming majority of Polish firefighters are volunteers who voluntarily engage in firefighting in addition to their regular jobs, while the state deals with specialized cases. This system has actually been in place for more than two centuries, so it's as possible.. But let's emphasize, we have volunteer and state fire departments. No private Fire Department, it's just asking for trouble. Such things should either be organized by the government or created from the bottom up as non-profit organizations by ordinary people.