- In the small town of Freedom, Wisconsin,
graduating Senior Dakota Schuh
has been balancing his schoolwork
with an activity
that gives back to his community.
- Dakota: My name is Dakota Schuh
and I go to Freedom High School.
I am a volunteer firefighter for Freedom.
I'm actually a third generation.
Ever since I was young,
my dad and grandpa have been going to calls.
So, I always kind of wanted to join.
So, I started class when I was 17.
I did-- went to all the trainings,
all the meetings, and everything.
But I couldn't respond to calls or anything
until I was 18, per state law.
And then, as soon as I turned 18,
I was able to get my pager
and go on calls then.
- Dispatch on emergency pager: 1969 is out.
- Community, to me, means
helping neighbors out,
helping people that aren't neighbors out.
It is important to me to volunteer as a firefighter
because I feel it gives back to my community.
I don't have a lot of money to donate to everything,
so I donate my time.
It really makes me feel good to help people,
especially when they're at some of their worst times
if I can show up and help them out.
It's like another family I joined, pretty much.
And everyone on it's
just as nice as the next person.