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 . The dread was amplified when the director of the city 's emergency management system said two EMS personnel and possibly three firefighters were killed . Firefighters and medical workers from hundreds of miles away also came to help .
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 .