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BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — It’s at times like this that the need for volunteer firefighters is so important--- especially when you consider the numbers. Benton County still needs 40 more volunteer firefighters to help fight the flames this year.
Derek Holtmann comes from a family of firefighters. It’s what inspired him to become a volunteer firefighter with Benton County. “Just being little, young, growing up in a fire-oriented family-I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” he says.
All it took was news of firefighter shortage and Derek signed up in no time. “When I got here to Tri-Cities, I was looking for that niche and I wanted to give back to the community,” he added.
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