IF these people are in any way affiliated with Franklin FD, the city shouldbe notified of these calls. They might say that they don't have anything to do with the fundraiser, but I am sure they are aware of when there is an event going on, and who is raising money.

I am lodging a complaint to the City on this matter, and giving a link to this site. I suggest others do the same.
As for the rudeness issue, "TN" needs to get a clue. Several times we have answered politely,(as many  others here have) but no one speaks, or says anything. NO message on machine. So, the rudness STARTS with the caller, not the home owner. Do these callers walk on all fours, or drag their knuckles on the ground when they walk? Be human and corsial and you might get a better response.

If they are going to solicit for funds, they need to have some lessons on being cordial. As of right now, there is no way I'd give a cent to their organization for whatever reason.Besides I don't even live in Williamson county, so they shouldn't be calling at all.

I've received several calls and hangups from this number recently. They wait for the answering message and then hang up - with no message left.  Really annoying.  Please stop!

I get calls I don't answer sometimes and look the numbers up on line from time to time. This is the only number I know I've looked up multiple times. I've never answered. They've never left a message.

I repeatedly receive calls from this number. No message and when I am to actually answer, they don't say anything. Since it is a "charity", it seems even the Do Not Call registry doesn't help.

I repeatedly receive calls from this number. No message and when I am home to actually answer, they don't say anything. Since it is a "charity", it seems even the Do Not Call registry doesn't help.

Someone from this number called more than once & each time since we weren't home, the machine came on. If the call is so important, then their a_ _es WOULD HAVE LEFT a message, otherwise it must not be too important!
I don't care if I 'offend' anyone (meaning you TN if you don't like this)
Whoever you are doing this, you need to either 1.SPEAK when the person answers, or 2.LEAVE A MESSAGE if a machine comes on otherwise QUIT CALLING harassing everyone!
Wow, I guess all of us who are writing has the problem, not the person/people calling from this number...NOT! - GET A LIFE WHOEVER YOU ARE!!!
TN, (lol) believe me! You haven't heard 'rude' yet, trust that!

Just got a call from this #, and i said "hello" 3 times, and there was no one there, but no audible hang up either, so I hung up.

they called me and said nothing.  I googled the number and found this site so I called them back to get some identification from them.  The answering machine said that they were from local firefighters fundraisers.... not going to make any donations that way are they?

They always call me and hang up! Sometimes they don't,sometimes they say who they are. Ive had my number for about 2 years now and they've called me at least over 10 times in one year!

Who are you, TN?  Why would you even show anger at someone who doesn't want to be interrupted at home?  I can imagine that having the job of cold-calling people would be difficult but it is what it is and that's why I don't do it.  if someone asks you not to call anymore, don't.

I was on the phone with my mom in another state when the last call came and thought it may be a business call which didn't mind holding for.  I don't appreciate having to interrupt my mother.

Called and then hung up on me.

Call came in even though I'm on the do-not-call list.

received a call at 8:06pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.  I did not ask who it was as the man just started talking or mumbling something but I stopped him and said, I don't know who you are but you are calling to late.  He said what is too late and I said the Federal Law does now allow solicitation of funds or any after hour calls.  

The caller said oh, is that right...."so, what time do you want me to call you" trying to be a pushy.  I told him that I never want to hear from him or his organization again.  NEVER.

looked up the U.S. Laws about phone solicitation and I was wrong.  I said the cutoff time was 8:00PM but the law says 9PM (CRAP, that is too late) Here it is:

No person or entity shall initiate any telephone solicitation to a residential telephone subscriber

before the hour of 8 A.M. or after 9 P.M. (local time at the called party's location), and
unless such person or entity has instituted procedures for maintaining a list of persons who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations made by or on behalf of that person or entity. The procedures instituted must meet the following minimum standards:

Written policy. Persons or entities making telephone solicitations must have a written policy, available upon demand, for maintaining a do-not-call list.

Received a call from this #. Hang up. Called it back and recording advised "no longer in service."

Same as person above. Received a call, answered, but the person already hung up. Called # back and got a message stating that the number is no longer in service.

So the Feds say the cut off time for these type of soliciting phone calls is 9pm? Because they're called my number at least a dozen times after 9pm and several times after 10pm. One was close to 10:30pm.

They also start as early as 8am. JERKS. I've probably had at least 50 calls from these idiots recently.

I don't believe this company is on the up and up. JMHO

And I don't care if it hurts your little tiny feelings, "TN"... Find a way to get over it.

Someone called me three times in twenty minutes from this number. No one said anything.

this number calls me almost every wednesday or thursday. When I answer the phone no one is there.

Have received several call/hang-ups from this number.  Annoying.

Received a call from this number today.  I answered after the third ring.  I heard people talking.  Then he/she hung up.

I picked up on the fourth ring and got a dial tone.  I guess they aren't waiting for answering machines.
around 8 PM, June 24th.

Receive several calls a week from this number-- Franklin Firefighters?? Very rude--

They have called me every Wednesday for the last 6 weeks.  They have alternated between calling in the afternoon and in the evening.

repeated calls form this number---calls and eats something while the anwering maching waits for thier message

Received a call from this number this evening. The caller hung up after the 3rd ring not letting the answering machine pick up.

I received a very rude call from this number today! The number he called is an unpublished and unlisted business number and it is on the Do Not Call list.

Got a call from these so called firefighters in Smyrna May 14, 08.  I hung up on them

I received a call fom this number asking for my wife.  I answered and they hung up.  I called back and it was a fund raser for the Franklin TN fire dept.

someone called wed afternoon and asked for me by my maiden name,which is how my phone is listed.  Since most calls who ask for me by that name do not know me I did not tell them it was me and asked who they were and where they were calling from.  He gave a name I do not recall and refused to tell me a business  or what he was calling in reference to.  He said "she must not be there I will try back later."  Very strange.  I am also on the do not call list.