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>> IT IS A STRUGGLE OF KEEPIN

AND RECRUITIN VOLUNTEER

FIREFIGHTERS.

COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY

NEED 800 MORE THAN THEY

CURRENTLY HAVE AND THEY ARE

DOING SO THROUGH ADVERTISING.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOT SO

WORRIED ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE

OFFICIALS, FIRST THEY HAVE TO

FILL IN THE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY

CAN FILL IN THE GEAR RACK.

>> WHEN A CALL COMES IN TO

PEYTONSVILL

PEYTONSVILLE, THESE FELLOWS ARE

THE ONES WILL RESPOND.

BUT THEY ALSO VOLUNTEER.

>> IF YOU'VE GOT THE DESIRE, YOU

CAN BE A FIREFIGHTER IN

WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

>> WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 217 ON OUR

ROSTER RIGHT NOW, COUNTY WIDE,

OUR GOAL IS TO REACH A THOUSAND.

>> THEY HAVE GOT MORE THAN

$1 MILLION TO HELP BRING IN

RECRUITS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY ADVERTISING AND

PRINTING AND STUFF LIKE THAT

EATS A LOT OF MONEY.

>> RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE FOCUSING

ON EVENTS LIKE THE COUNTY FAIR.

>> IN THE FUTURE, MAILERS WILL

GO OUT TO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

THE GOAL IS TO BRING IN ONE HALF

OF ONE PERCENT OF ALL OF THE

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTY.

>> IT IS NOT EASY.

>> PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON

WITH THEIR TIME.

WE'RE COMPETING WITH PEOPLE'S

FAMILY TIME.

WITH PEOPLE WHO NEED TWO AND

THREE JOBS JUST TO OPERATE TO

KEEP THEIR OWN PERSONAL BUDGETS

UP.

>> ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS GIG

DOESN'T PAY.

HOWEVER, BONSON FEELS SERVING

THE COMMUNITY IS WORTH IT.

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