Rapping firefighters go viral with ode to hose in area codes

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (AP) – They’ve got hose in different area codes.
Actually, they don’t because New Gloucester (GLAH’-stur), like the rest of Maine, is located entirely in the 207 area code. But New Gloucester Fire & Rescue’s parody of the song “Area Codes” by Ludacris and Nate Dogg is going viral anyway.
The fire department’s using its parody video of the song as a recruitment tool. It features firefighters rapping and unfolding fire hoses