The Marcolian Think of a job you've had and liked so much you would volunteer to do it in your free time and not even get paid. Chances are, driving big, loud vehicles and putting out fires never crossed your mind. But this is exactly what some people would think of.
Most small towns have volunteer fire departments.
Devola, a small town near Marietta, is where Thomas and Keeber chose to volunteer because it is the closest department needing volunteers. Devola fire chief Dan Kilmer is pleased with Thomas and Keeber helping. It is hard to get anybody to volunteer. Being a firefighter isn't confined to simply waiting for an emergency call to come in. Aside from the weekly Thursday night meetings, the department also goes on about five runs a week, including fire and ambulance calls.