Sam sat quietly in the back seat of the red truck. The noise of the engines drowned out any sound from her fellow passengers. She looked out the window, staring at the street signs going by. Reading them to herself, she picked her helmet off the floor and placed it on her head. She tightened the straps little by little, making sure that the helmet fit just right. She looked over at Danny.
He glanced to his left to look at the cute new girl. Her hair was pulled up into a tight bun, keeping the hair from her face. She was rather attractive to many guys and after tonight, he was going to ask her out on a date. He just had to keep up his macho man façade until the night was over.
He realized she was looking at him, he smiled and turned away. Feeling awkward, he looked up to the Chief. "When are we getting there?" He asked to keep his mind off of how big of a goof he was.
The Chief looked back to him from the passenger seat, "About fifteen minutes! Get ready!" The Chief turned back to the road in front of him and looked up to the smoke trail leading off into the night. The red flashing lights hit all the buildings in front of him, "Take a left up here! It's right around the corner!"
The driver looked to his right and nodded. He brought his gaze back to the road, driving such a large truck wasn't easy, and he had to keep his mind straight. They were about to be in the thick of it. He turned left, gliding the massive vehicle around the corner. The loud horn shouted out across the street.
A fellow firefighter stood on the sidewalk, waving to the fellow red truck joining the fight. The truck pulled up next to him. He looked inside seeing the crew grabbing their masks, air tanks, and tools.
The Chief jumped out of the truck first and approached him. He knew the man well, it was Phil. He had served with him many years, "What's going on here?"
Phil spoke up over the fire's roar, "This whole place is going up in flames!" He turned to the building on fire and pointed, "We got it held back on our end, but there are reports of some people trapped inside." He turned back to the fire crew with a forced smile, "And it's our job to get them out."
The Chief nodded and turned to his team. They were all geared up and ready to go at his orders, "We're going on a search and rescue to save the people trapped in the complex. I want you guys inside in five minutes!" He looked to the driver, who was grabbing a crowbar, "Jacob! I want you on point!" Jacob nodded and ran towards the building, with his team right behind.
Jacob made his way up to the door and lifted up his crowbar. He slammed it into the door and pried it open.
The Chief ran up to the opened door and peered inside the dark building. He turned back to his team, "All right, I don't want any heroics this time. We get inside, grab the people, and get the hell out!" The Chief lowered his mask, "Do this by the books and we can get back in time for beer." He smiled to his team; some of them chuckled at the comment. Anything he could do to lighten their spirts. Every mission was tense and death could happen at any time.
Sam tightened her grip on her axe. She looked to her right. Danny was standing next to her. "See you on the outside, Danny?"
He turned to her and nodded, "You know it." Of course he didn't give away his fears. Once this was over, he was going to go on that date with her.
The chief then ran into the building first, with Jacob following, and the rest of the team behind.
Sam quickly fiddled with the mask over her face, making sure it was working. The Chief spoke in his patented half yell voice over the squad's radios, "Sam, I want you and Danny to take the left hallway. We think there might be some people trapped in the offices."
