By day, the Lamesa Fire Department’s volunteers work as farmers, oil field workers, business owners or other occupations.For 24 hours a day, seven days a week, they are fire fighters, available any time a call comes in.The fire department is composed of both paid and unpaid volunteer firefighters.Altogether, the department includes seven full-time paid firefighters, five part-time employees, and 25 volunteers, said Fire Chief Larry Duyck.For someone with a full-time job, taking on an unpaid gig – especially a dangerous one – is a hefty task, a big responsibility and a long endeavour.Volunteer Fire Chief Cary White operates an irrigation ...