NEW GLOUCESTER (WGME) -- A witty parody video by the New Gloucester Fire Rescue has gone viral.

The video about recruitment called “I Got Hose,” inspired by the song “Area Codes” by Ludacris and Nate Dogg, was posted Friday on the

The video has been viewed more than 319,000 times and has almost 5,000 shares.

The department says 21-year-old Conner Boucher was the main creative force behind the video. He came up with the lyrics.

Several members of the department helped with the filming and acting.

"The video was originally shown at the New Gloucester Fire & Rescue annual banquet on April 1. Due to the response and quality, we posted it to the department's Facebook page," Boucher said in a news release.

"We have done other marketing videos in the past, but nothing to this quality. It's amazing to see the response and where it has been seen," added Capt. Doyle.

The department says Boucher loves "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and hopes the video gets him on the talk show. He started the hashtag to see if he could get DeGeneres' attention.



