Population 485
After nineteen years away, writer/EMT Mike Perry returns to his hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin (population: 485) and joins the volunteer fire department. Two of his brothers are also volunteers, their mother is an EMT, and the operation functions within such a small, tightly-knit community that nearly all emergency calls have some personal relevance to them.
Perry reflects on many of the town's traditions and characters, beginning with the history...
