VIDEO: Have you ever heard of Oasis, Idaho? And did you know they have a volunteer fire department that plays a crucial role in keeping lives and property safe in a lot of open space between Boise and Mountain Home?
Not far from the Simco Road exit off I-84, south of town stands a fire station all by itself. Bob Ruth, a Vietnam veteran and former Chief of the department may be retired but still ready to lend a hand.
"Well, it's been in my blood for years and years," said Ruth.
Over twenty years ago, Bob remembers how a few families decided they needed better protection from unpredictable prairie fires, because they understood that BLM fire crews have a lot of room to cover.
"They got together and said hey, we got to get something out here where we can protect ourselves, we can't rely on these people to come down."