VIDEO: Cottage Grove firefighters are getting some help from the community this weekend. The volunteer fire department spent all weekend at Fireman's Park for the Cottage Grove Fireman's Festival's 86th year. All the money raised at the four-day festival goes to the fire department. Fire officials use the money to pay for recruiting new volunteer firefighters and buying new equipment to help the community. "We are very community-driven, both in the community as well as on the fire side," says Erik Severson, a fire department staff member organizes the festival.