Volunteer fire fighters are crucial to departments.

ONE HERE IN COPPERASCOVE WOULD NOT BE ABLETO DO THEIR JOB IF ITWEREN'T FOR THE BRAVEMEN AND WOMEN WILLING TOVOLUNTEER AND RISK THEIRLIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY.PKG -TRACK 1HERE IN CENTRALTEXAS WE HAVE ALARGE NUMBER OFVOLUNTEER FIREDEPARTMENTS ANDFIGHTERS THAT PUTTHEIR LIVE ON THE LINEEVERYDAY.IN FACT...THE MAJORITYOF FIRE FIGHTERSAROUND THE COUNTRYARE PROTECTING THECOMMUNITY ANDASKING FOR NOTHINGIN RETURN.SOT GARY YOUNG,DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF,COPPERAS COVE FD."IN THE UNITED STATES FIRESERVICE, VOLUNTEER ARETHE LIFE BLOOD OF THE FIRESERVICE.

THEOVERWHELMING MAJORITYOF FIRE FIGHTERS IN THEFIRE SERVICE AREVOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS."TRACK 2WITH MANYCITIES...ESPECIALLY INRURAL AREAS...NOTABLE TO FULLY STAFF APAID FIREDEPARTMENT...RELYSOLEY ON VOLUNTEERSOR HAVE A MIXTURELIKE MORGAN'S POINT.SOT TARAN VASZOCZ,FIRE CHIEF, MORGAN'SPOINT FD"WE HAVE 3 FULLYPAID STAFF, MYSELF, A PAIDFIRE SPECIALIST WHO IS OURFULL TIME DRIVER AND ABATTALION CHIEF OVERTRAINING.

WE HAVE 5 PARTTIME FOLKS WHO STADDLEDON BEING VOLUNTEERS ANDTHEN WE HAVE 22VOLUNTEERS IN TOTAL."TRACK 3MANY OF VOLUNTEERSLIKE NOELSHAVER...SAW HISCOMMUNITY IN NEEDAND WAISTED NO TIMESTEPPING UP TO HELP.SOT NOEL SHAVER,VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, MORGAN'SPOINT FD."MY HOUSE ISCOVERED BY A VOLUNTEERFIRE DEPARTMENT,MORGAN'S POINT, AND ALSOTO GIVE A GOOD EXAMPLE.MY WIFE AND I WANT TOSHOW OUR KIDS THAT IT ISIMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK."TRACK 4MOST FIREDEPARTMENTS INCENTRAL TEXAS WORKTOGETHER ON AREGULAR BASIS...IN THEFIELD AND IN THECLASSROOM WITH THEVOLUNTEERS RIGHTTHEIR WITH THEM."IT'S NICE THAT THEDEPARTMENT WILL PUTYOU UP FOR TRAININGSO YOU CAN GET ASMUCH KNOWLEDGE ASYOU CAN AND THAT'SWHY I'M HERE."FIRE FIGHTERS ANDVOLUNTEERS ARECONSTANTLY TRAININGWHEN IT COMES TOFIGHTING THINGS LIKEWIDE SPREADING WILDFIRES.SOT GARY YOUNG,DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF,COPPERAS COVE."THE MAJORITY OFTHOSE CALLS, WEINTERACT WITHVOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FOR MUTUALAID.

THEOVERWHELMINGMAJORITY OF THE MENAND WOMEN WHORESPOND OUT THEREARE VOLUNTEERS."LKLV -THE BOTTOM LINE IS THATVOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERSARE THE LIFE'S BLOOD INFIRE DEPARTMENTS INCENTRAL TEXAS...ANDACROSS THE COUNTRY.IN COPPERAS COVEADAM SCHINDLER 25NEWS.NEARLY 7 O