Saturday Night, 2100 hrs. Something strange is going on - no runs for four hours. The other trucks are busy, I'm getting lucky. I had some time to sit and talk with Bob, Lieutenant of Engine 14. Guys like him are invaluable to the fire department, his experience and knowledge will never be replaced.



We told some stories, his much more colorful than mine, him being from a different era, when fighting fire was the departments primary job. EMS has muscled in now, the old ways changing,… Continue