That, my friends, is dedication. And a lot of Demerol. He’s the one doing the narration while talking to a bystander. I love the pride in his voice. Or, perhaps once again, that’s the Demerol talking…
In either case, total elapsed time from tap-out to “knockdown” of the fire: 9 minutes and 27 seconds. Our three-man crew on engine 2, which was first on scene, was myself as driver/engineer, along with Chris on the nozzle and PJ on the hose. Within one minute we were joined by two additional engines, which provided hydrant hook-up, a secondary interior team and a safety team.
The best part of this story? Except for some smoke inhalation, no one was hurt. The woman who lived there got out safely and we all went home to our families. Except for our captain, Boa, who is still out wandering the streets…
Yes, I admit it — that’s some pride in my voice. And I’m not even on Demerol.
Although I do have to pee.
Does this mean there won’t be an edition of The Box this week?!!??
Well, yes — but only because we have a rare and exciting addition to The Door (of Shame, Blame and Brilliance) in our newsroom.
Look for it tomorrow morning!
Oh, and while you’re at it, please keep an eye out for our captain. He couldn’t have gotten far…
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Yay!! Frozen raspberries on the work monitor!! It’s probably not nice that I take pleasure in the holding of the bladder / spraying of the hose…..but I did….I admit it. 🙂
On a side note…I AM glad everyone is safe. I’ll keep an eye out for your Captain…he may have hitched a ride with Shekels. 😉
He may never come back…
Hahaha! Fine! My pleasure came a little later once I got to a restroom and laid down what we call an “aggressive stream.” 😉
Hahahaha….I’m so glad I had finished my breakfast before reading that one!! 😉
Apparently my timing is off 😉 Enjoy the day, Susan!
You too Ned!! 🙂
At the risk of not being funny, good on you and your team mates, sir!
Now go bore a hole in that porcelain bowl, but stop when you get to actual bladder ejecta!
Thanks, Randy. I jest a bit, but am really proud of how that went. Text book.
The bladder relief In mean…
(Seriously, thanks)
But seriously, what’s with fires today? I feel left out.
http://publikworks.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/to-flee-or-not-to-flee/
We actually had an old lady in a local retirement home who used to purposely burn popcorn in the microwave to get the fire department to come. They eventually started buying her bagged popcorn.
Huh. Couldn’t keep her eyes off those firefighter studs.
Because I responded to most of those calls, there might be a hole in your theory… 😉
Ok, well then she just REALLY liked popcorn, which I totally get, and she was inept at microwave cooking, which I can unfortunately sympathize with also.
You two should never be roommates.
yes but I have The Microwave Cookbook! Problem solved.
I can rest easy now 😉
I’m going to refrain from the obvious softballs you’ve thrown with this one and just say: Well done and thank you, thank you, thank you. You fire boys are nuts, but I’m so glad you are there when it hits the fan 🙂
Hahaha! Thanks, Colleen — we’re always happy to flush that fire out 😉
I tried to keep my comment out of the toilet, but you just had to go there 🙂
Haha! I figured there was no point in continuing to swirl around the obvious…
Sometimes I swear… when no one is listening. Then again louder to get their in-attention. So anyway when we look for it tomorrow morning, should we gaze to the east and will you be riding Shadowfax ?
No, look to the west, where I will be in the shadows eating Flax seed…
Just saw Boa, on a sled, flying overhead. He was gifting the world with bottles of Demerol…. I love this special season.
On a serious note because this was/is a serious matter, thanks for your service and writing. Both are appreciated.
It really is the most magical time of the year, but Demerol doesn’t hurt.
And thank you, Eric 😉
Good to know no one was hurt. Nice job team. Wow, lots of smoke with that one.
Ned, I need to put a reminder note on my ‘puter that reads:
“Never sip coffee while reading Ned’s posts.”
I choked on “pee”. 😀
Haha! Maybe I should have a disclaimer
Until then, maybe try a Post-It note.
But don’t use the “pee-yellow” ones… 😉
LMAO — too funny. I have yellow PIN’s on my VNN blog header. I’ll certainly keep that in mind, Ned. 😉
Oh, and not just yellow — “pee-yellow” 😀
hmm. “pj on the house”…now see, that in my southern terms would not extinguish a fire but more in terms light it up even more….ask me if you need to know…*she says with a grin*
PU-LEEEEZE!!
(… uh, pineapple juice, right…?)
…you will thank me now…and hate me in the morning!
(I say that to all the men…)
BACKTO THE PJ…..
1 bottle of EVERCLEAR…(my kryptonite) hehe
3 cans of HAWAIIN PUNCH..you know with the roly poly
LOTS of fruit…fresh fruit…pineapple, cherries(in the bottle), (thats I use)…let that sh** soak….4+ hours…
If too strong…add more hawaiin juice…sometimes you have to for the weak…OR haveanother bottle of everclear…
AS FOR THE NEXT MORNING….have another bottle…you will need alcohol for the hangover…right? OR…a trashcan…OR…the door.
BEST. HOLIDAY. EVER.
you guys are good and glad everyone was safe. ps – i once put on full makeup when i had to call my local fire guys for a stove problem in the middle of the night. an old man and woman responded, kind of put my fire out quickly )
Hahaha! Very cute.
On the flip side, we used to have an old woman who lived in a retirement home (not a shoe) who used to purposely burn her popcorn in the microwave 2-3 times a week so we would show up. The home eventually started buying her bags of pre-cooked popcorn… 😉
Nice story, but isn’t this your second excuse in two weeks? 🙂 (glad everyone was safe; firemen are very impressive with the danger involved in what they do)
Lol! You’re right, I need to break this pattern. Or come up with better excuses 😉