Taking Charge

Any writing I may have done yesterday was interrupted by a house fire; I ended up driving the rescue truck and then commanded the operation, but the fire went out anyway. Honestly, I've always preferred to be inside on the nozzle, where it's warm; sometimes *very* warm.

But, when you're on a volunteer fire department you don't really get to choose what position you end up in. I think I did a fair job in both; the Rescue and crew arrived in one piece (I don't usually drive the trucks -- not my area of expertise), and yes, the fire went out. It might be better to ask the other firefighters how they think I did!

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  2. Let's see if I can get it right this time....

    I admire ALL firefighters. You guys are the best!

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  3. Thank you for doing this dangerous work. Glad you are safe.

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  4. Thanks, Norma -- however, I *am* accident prone. :-)

    Don't worry, everyone's safe this time! Well, from our fire -- a firefighter down in Fort Wayne had a wall fall on him the same day.

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  6. Obviously you don't want it getting too warm while at the nozzle!

    I know a guy who's a volunteer fireman. He owns a hardware store, but if there's a call, he's out the door.

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  7. I don't know, William: Sometimes, on really cold winter nights, I feel almost bad that I have to put out the fire because I know we'll be there freezing for another couple of hours.

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