A couple of things stick out for Mazomanie Fire Chief Mark Geisler when he thinks back to Aug. 20, 2018. The station started empty with everyone out for sandbagging operations. It was quickly filled with evacuees from about 100 homes, along with volunteers who wanted to help. “A lot of people you know on a first name basis, so to see those people with all of their belongings scattered across their front yard and trying to air-dry or salvage what they can, just the loss and devastation was pretty hard to see," Geisler said. Geisler also remembers the outpouring of support from his community. By his count, the village logged 15,000 hours of volunteer work. “I've learned that our community has lots of generous people who really do a great job of working together,” Geisler said.