Billy Scroggs, a Rural/Metro firefighter and a musician, performs noon to 3 p.m. Saturday to aid the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Courtesy of Billy Scroggs

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A country-singing firefighter will hold a benefit concert with the Rural/Metro Fire Department on Saturday to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

When he's off duty, Rural/Metro firefighter and paramedic Billy Scroggs writes and records country songs. He released his debut album, "You Got Me," last November.

The Arizona chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation approached Rural/Metro last month about staging some type of fundraising effort, and Scroggs was willing to lend his talents to the cause, Rural/Metro spokeswoman Anne-Marie Sweeney said.

"When it comes to kids, I am the first in line to get together and do a benefit for them with my music," Scroggs said.

Scroggs, 35, will perform cover tunes and his own music at the benefit. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served. Scroggs' fellow firefighters will work the grill.

Scroggs joined Rural/Metro in 1996 after serving as a medic in the U.S. Army. He grew up in Tucson and graduated from Flowing Wells High School.

Ultimately, he would like to land a record deal or a contract as a songwriter.

He writes all of his own music and has a recording studio in his home.

His single, "It's My Turn," and the music video earned Scroggs a spot in the Music City Madness talent contest sponsored by Country Music Television. He and 63 other acts were selected among 4,000 entries to compete for an opportunity to travel to Nashville and record an episode of "CMT Loaded's" online performance series, Studio 330 Sessions.

He advanced to the second round of 32 contestants and is awaiting word on whether the public has voted him into the next round.

Scroggs also can be heard singing to patients in the back of an ambulance.

"Obviously, being a firefighter, Billy is the kind of guy who is selfless," Sweeney said. "Music is another way he can reach out and help people."