"I mean, I'd seen, like, 50 fires in probably half the time," Vic said.
"Well, open it already!" Mallie said. Ben fumbled with the box and opened it, pulling the present out with a grin.
"Keys to the Aid Car. You get to drive it now," Travis said.
"I get to drive? I get to drive," Ben said. He laughed, fistpumping the air. "Boom! Whoa. No, see, rookies don't get to drive. New guys don't drive. I drive now. Me," Ben said to Bailey.
"And I eat," Dean said, sitting at the table. They all sat down at the table, helping themselves to some food happily.
"Two additional units requested. Partial evacuation currently in progress," the radio blared through the barn as Station 19 prepared to be called in for the skyscraper fire downtown.
"Alright, check these carefully. It's been a while since we needed to pull this many hoses," Andy said, throwing more hoses onto the floor for them to check. Mallie grabbed one, throwing it to Ben so they could check for holes.
"Radios are tuned in. Alerts are on. Only a matter of time till they call us in," Travis said, walking to grab a hose with Dean.
"Looks like the structural fire originated on the 24th floor. 25th is currently 0% contained. Over," the radio said.
"0%? Still? Why aren't they calling us in now?" Dean said.
"I wish they would. I am ready to get in there and tackle this monster. Switch it up!" Maya said, kicking her hose into a roll.
"You know, it's good to get in there later, too. A lot of other units in there already, so," Vic shrugged.
"Warren, what makes a high-rise like this different from other structure fires?" Andy asked.
"The roof can't be vented. Internal containment's the name of the game. Using fire doors, concentrated wet-downs, just trying to keep the blaze as small as we can, contain it to the floor," Ben said.
"We'll all need to remember, conserve energy. In a building this tall, you can usually use the elevators if you don't jump the fire line. Fire in the elevator shaft opens us up to a whole new world of problems," Andy said.
"Great," Vic muttered.
"Any of us drop in there, you know the rules. We save firefighter lives first," Jack said. Mallie looked up, catching Vic's worried gaze.
"Alright, so take breaks if you need them or you might contribute to the problem instead of the solution. Nobody likes a hero. Understood?" Andy said.
"Got it," Mallie said.
"Understood," Dean nodded.
"Chief's calling Station 71 in, copy," the radio said.
"Oh, I just want to get in there!" Maya groaned.
Mallie Cruz:
there's a skyscraper fire downtown, probs gonna get called in
won't make it for dinner
Amelia Shepherd:
Will it be a five alarm?
Mallie Cruz:
depends if they can get it contained
Amelia Shepherd:
If you get called, try and let me know
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Playing with fire (Amelia Shepherd) ABANDONED
FanfictionABANDONED Mallie Cruz knew better than to play with fire, considering she was a firefighter at Station 19 and had seen enough bad endings to know better by now. But there was something so enticing about the fire Amelia Shepherd set inside of her tha...
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