By DANNY MORAN
It’s 2:30 a.m. in the firehouse, and you are awakened by yet another call for help. Making your way out of bed and to the bunk room door, you hear the dispatcher say, “Battalion Chief 2, Battalion Chief 13, Engine 46, Engine 8, Engine 2, Ladder 2, Rescue 46: Respond to the residential fire on 23rd Avenue and 16th Street. We have several calls that report an elderly occupant is trapped inside.”
You are first due. En route, the dispatcher confirms that a resident is outside screaming that her elderly mother is trapped in her bedroom and that flames and smoke are visible. Anticipating the need for additional personnel, Battalion Chief 2 orders dispatch to assign another rescue and engine to the call. Your heart beats faster as you don your gear for battle. As your rig turns a corner, you can see an ominous plume of glowing smoke billowing into the night sky from down the block.
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