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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Fully Involved Railroad Car Fire

Went to bed last night arouns 02:00 hours and was rocked out of bed at 06:30 hours when the fire pager went off for a train car fire in Halifax Borough. When the pager went off, I jumped out of bed and started to take my PJ's pants off, when I realized that it was the fire pager and not the EMS pager. I was like "FUCK", and grabbed the pager and layed back down in bed and listened to it. Capitan 29 went on the scene with a fully involved railroad car fire. I eventually reset the pager and went back to bed. I was rocked out of bed again around 07:27 hours when the pager went off for us to bring rehab supplies down to the fire scene. I got out of bed and got dressed, took my medications and then got in my car and headed into the "Barn". I got in there and Carol had the bay door to 13-1 open and was getting rehab supplies. I went in and grabbed cups and put water and powerade in the one blue tub and then took that out to 13-1. We then got in and off we went. We accessed back through by the ballfields and down to the sewer plant. We got down there and I grabbed the camera and met Bones and he explained to me what they were doing and what we were there for. I then went back to the unit and grabbed my portable and took it along down with me. I got some good pictures and then kind of stood around and talked to some of the guys. At one point Charlie motioned for me and Sean to come over to the back to Engine 29-1. Charlie told me that since I like to help out so much to take the portable deck gun over on the tracks and set it up so they could flow water into the car. So as I tried to jump across the small stream of run off from the fire, I did not quite make it and my one foot went in the water and splashed it all over my left pant leg. I did not really care, since I could change my jeans when I got home. So me and Sean se the portable deck gun up and then they started flowing water. I stayed down there for awhile to observe and then they had us all move as the train was going to reconnect to the car and move it foward some and then disconnect again. Norfolk Southern then had a chery picker come down and take some of the ties out so the guys could soak the ties that were on the bottom of the car. I then helped Sean break down some of the 5" supply line that they had laid. After that we loaded all the rehab supplies up and then went out to Station 29 to have breakfast. While I was out there I was able to hose my boots off and then I ate breakfast. After we were done there, we headed back to the shed. Bill was there and helped us bring the rehab supplies in and clean them up some. I then logged my time in and then did my paperwork on the fire call. After that I headed on up to Giant to pick up a few things and then headed on home. Once at home I changed into a new pair of jeans and then watched my TV show. I did not read the paper at home, since I read it while I was at Station 29. After I was done watching my show, I got on the computer to do a few things and some typing. I just finished eating dinner and am now getting ready to hit the old email andf surf the net. I will be on late tonight so if any sexy ladies want to talk to me, just give me a buzz.

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