All firefighters in West , Texas , are volunteers . They don't get paid for their work and they have no benefits or retirement plans. He kept fighting the blaze even after the blast killed his dog and destroyed his house . Firefighters and medical workers from hundreds of miles away also came to help .
All firefighters in West , Texas , are volunteers . Marty Marak runs a heating and air conditioning company as his day job . He kept fighting the blaze even after the blast killed his dog and destroyed his house . Firefighters and medical workers from hundreds of miles away also came to help .