Robert Laplaca is like a lot of attorneys, always connected to the office by a pager. But for Laplaca, he’s not waiting to hear from his law partners. And his office has nothing to do with his law practice.

His pager is connected to the Weston, Conn., fire dispatcher who alerts him to emergencies in his hometown. That’s when Laplaca, an attorney at Levett Rockwood in Westport, jumps into action as a volunteer firefighter.