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County Sheriff’s Office. The entire county population is between 6,000 and 7,000. That means an emergency rescue or fire call for roughly one out of every 10 people. And it is only October.
“People think we are paid firefighters and we are just doing our job,” said Flint Hill Fire Chief Buddy Tummeyer. Fire Captain Wayne Wilson, also from Flint Hill, said that many times people “don’t even thank us for saving their homes.”
What if people were more appreciative? “We don’t do this for appreciation or recognition,” answered Wilson. “Most volunteers see it as community service — giving back. It’s not a question of thanks or appreciation. We need volunteers.”
Every fire department interviewed agreed that the fire levy was indispensable and necessary, but it is only postponing the inevitable. Without new, younger volunteers to replace the aging current members, the volunteer fire and rescue companies may be doomed.
Each company operates within a specified geographic region of the county, its “first due” area. It also provides secondary, or backup support, to all other companies.
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