FYI - to understand this post, should read the one just prior
On the evening of the 18th, we actually got to eat lunch. Yes, I did say lunch only because we never got a chance earlier in the day because of the amount of time we spent at the fire. Joel made tasty jambalaya for us and damn, it hit the spot. After a while, we got called back to the fire scene. We all thought it rekindled but it turned out to be that the fire investigators wanted us to flush the floor. Just a little to assistance in their investigation. All in all, we spent another 40 minutes or so back at the address.
Our last run before I went to bed came in around 2345. Nothing major. Possible natural gas leak. False alarm. Ahh. In bed just a little after midnight. And did I need some sleep, for I was extremely sore. So much that lifting my arms above my head was quite a task.
0600. Fire tone. "Really?" I thought. 20th and Lapham was where we were headed. Being third in, I didn't really expect to do much. Once we arrived, there was some light smoke hovering, but no visible flames like the day before. Chief told us to grab a line and go to the attic. As we got to the rear, noticed two lines already going up that way. Lt went into the first floor and sure enough, most likely found the room of origin burning up. I was lucky enough to have the nozzle and got to play again. Sweet. Twice in one shift. We ended up being there for maybe 45 minutes before we headed back to quarters. Man, what a great shift.
Now unlike the rest of my crew, I was not going home. That was only the first half of my 48. Hoping to get a little reprieve during the next 24 hours. Needless to say, but I did.
Byrge
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