C-Shift Catches Afternoon Job

Battalion 1 and 2 C-shift members caught a working fire late this afternoon off Lakeside Dr. The run card punched out E3, E6, E1, T1, R1, BC1, BC2, and M6 for a structure fire in an apartment complex. EMS-2 and M3 added themselves and responded with the initial assignment. E2 ended up being added due to the size and involvement of the complex. M6 arrived first and confirmed that it would be a working fire with flames and smoke coming out of an exterior basement apartment window. Because E3 was clearing from a medical, they arrived as first suppression unit and put good fast knock on the fire and kept it contained to room of origin. Also the fire really didn't a stand a chance with Capt. K. Turner and T. Guthrie on the line...Gods among men.



We (T1) cleared from that and went on to a CO call in Rivermont then headed home to a delicious dinner of Country style BBQ Ribs, mixed greens, and Pebble's mac 'n' cheese. As it stands now, the Eng. Co sits on 5 runs, and the Truck Co. on 4. I lost track of the Medic, b/c we haven't seen them but one time today...roll call. Kitchen is cleaned, beds made, Top Gun is on, enough said. Until next time...

A "C" Shift Christmas...at the Big House

 Merry Christmas from C-shift! Now I realize that it is, A- not Christmas anymore and B- its been a little over a month since the last post...Not to say nothing interesting has happened in that time frame, (although it has been extremely dry on C-shift) no one seems to take pictures, aka B-shift who literally is running workers every shift. Christmas Eve, B-shift put some work in Engine 2's first due off Campbell Ave. The run card looked something like this (in order of appearance): E6, E2, E1, T1, R1, BC1, BC2, EMS-2, M6, M1. Just in case anyone from the Roanoke Fire Department is reading this and confused as to what the "R" stands for it means RESCUE, aka Rescue 1. (Editors note: In typical fashion, C-shift snapped the below picture because apparently there was alot to do at that fire and the good folks on B shift were busy...oh ok)

It seems that certain unnamed shifts are adding a collection of personal halligans to Truck 1 in various shapes and sizes. Due to it being Christmas and the C-shift not wanting to be left out of the personal halligan bandwagon, our good Captain bought his men personalized mini-halligans that we could take with us everywhere. Measuring at about 4 inches tall, these little guys will definitly be an asset if we need to force the door on a birdcage...or pop open a coffee container. Thanks Capt! We'll take the next day to customize them with welded carry straps, and wire and tape to make them more grippy.

Anyway, back to the Christmas stuff. It turned out to be a great day for the Engine and Truck Co., not so much for the Medic which just happened to be my assignment for the day. We basically ran intermittently all day, missed every meal, then ate it cold...oh well, tis the season, right? All the guys pitched in and made a helluva dinner, thick ribeyes, twice baked baked potatoes, and...salad, except the salad never made it because a certain rookie called in sick on Christmas...even though he was puking his guts out the night before at St. 7, its not like we don't have IV fluids and an unlimited supply of Zofran to handle these situations. I'm sorry, I know better to talk like a medic on a FIRE blog...my bad. Kidding aside, we made do, by not eating a vegetable and instead adding a portion of Toby's homemade cheesecake in it's place, win-win I guess.

Pebble and Neil, probably doing something important...and probably related to their job

We also took the time to place our new found custom personal halligans in the tool compartment on the Truck Co.

 

..........until next time.........