The day started early with a pre-breakfast vehicle trauma for Station 1, while Station 2 went over our new RIT bag . We headed up to station 1 for our group pictures, but they were postponed due to another station 1 call (this turned out to be the last time we would see our station again until dinner).
On the way back from errands at Admin, Engine 2 finds itself in the awkward position of changing out of our badge shirts and into our gear for a confirmed Yokohama fire. 5 hours of nasty tar like soot and duct cleaning later, the fire was finally out and we could begin cleaning gear, packing hose and reassembling our trucks.
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Thanks to those who came in from overtime to help. The extra manpower was very welcomed.
As the sun was going down and Engine 2 was finally repacking it's last of the 1000 ft it had earlier deployed, another fire alarm goes out for the Rescue Engine. We arrived to find a fence line and yard burning while being fiercely attacked by a neighbor and his garden hose. After 500 gallons and another emptied hosebed the fire was out. The engine was soon squared away with a fresh tank of water, a fresh tank of fuel, newly loaded hosebeds and a not so fresh crew who earned themselves some reserve gear. After dinner the only thing that stood in our way from a relaxing shower was a EMS call. 11 hours after the Yokohama Fire alarm sounded we can finally sit down and consider this day done. I wonder what the night will hold. - Barger
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