Dallas Fire & Rescue: Concealing Fire (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Fiery Fairy Tales Book 2) by Siera London

Author:Siera London [London, Siera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

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The acrid smell of charred wood and scorched earth greeted Kendall as Engine 10 pulled to a stop at the scene on College Avenue. Blue skies that normally surrounded Stock Island, which lay a mere two miles northeast of Key West, were alight with red flames. Their engine was the first on the fire scene. Nathan's experience in command and control was apparent, as he'd located the facility's address and divided the building into quadrants. The location of the address served as the alpha side, with quadrants assigned in a clockwise fashion. Acting as the crew's Fire Captain, he was already on the radio.

“Dispatch, this is Engine 10. We have visible smoke and fire at the Charlie-Delta corner on the fourth floor of a four-story structure. We're assuming instant command, fire attack. I'll do a three sixty, and then supply an update,” Nathan said ending the call.

Considering a four-story building was a high-rise structure, Kendall knew after Nathan's jog around the perimeter he would be calling for additional engines and trucks. Law enforcement would be needed for traffic control and directing occupants, staff, and visitors.

Billows of gray clouds, thick and dense, hung like a goth backdrop around the remains of the Island Life Senior's Village.

Kendall jumped from the rig. “Oh my gosh.” Her grandmother's best friend, Mrs. Elliot, had an apartment in the village.

The fire raged near the back of the building, but most of the damage appeared to be concentrated on the top floor.

“Station 3’s ladder truck ETA in two minutes,” Matt, their engineer called from behind the wheel. Generally a four man crew consisted of a firefighter, a fire medic, who served as both a firefighter and a paramedic, a driver engineer, and a crew captain. Kendall was an extra fighter onboard. With their engine being the first on the scene, Matt would be responsible for supplies, working the water pump, and cutting the building's utilities until the ladder truck crew arrived.

“Has everyone made it out?” she asked.

Kendall couldn't wait. Her grandmother had friends in residence. Matt had oriented her to the compartments and equipment on the engine upon arrival that morning. With the last of her turnout gear secured, she grabbed her self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA.

Cutler appeared at her side. “Trace and Nathan will take the two and half line to the charlie-delta quadrant.” He called out over the residents and facility staff gathered in the parking lot. “You ready?”

“Do you ask the guys the same question?” Instead of waiting for him to answer, she yelled to the staff member huddled over an elderly gentleman with an oxygen tank. “Miss, please move him and all the residents across the street. Do you have the names of every resident out here?”

“No, but I can get that information,” a woman said.

“Law enforcement will be on the scene ASAP and will request the information.”

Kendall started coughing, just as Nathan seemed to appear from the pillar of flames. He must have been able to circle the building. That would be great news for the engine assigned to confine the fire exposure to the additional structure.

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