Natural Cover Fire

At 18:00 hours Tuesday the fire pager went off for a natural cover fire in Jackson Township. I got my shoes on and grabbed my pager and cell phone and ran out to the kitchen. I yelled to my father that it was a brush fire. I grabbed my keys and ran out to my car. I looked across the street and Warren was running out to his truck. I got in my car and took off for the fire house. I got up there and Kenny was standing outside. I parked and got out and saw Robby come running across the front lot and up to the fire house. He unlocked the door and we went inside. I kicked my shoes off and got my bunker pants on and grabbed my jacket and helmet. Robby said that the next person that came in the door we were leaving. I got in the officers seat and Robby got in the driver's seat. Kenny got in the back and then my father came in and we told him to get in and for Kenny to slide over. We then pulled out and I put us responding. Schoffstall and Bruce then came on the Utility. We got there and Alf and Warren were already there and when we stopped Warren came up and pulled the green handline off. I got out and put my helmet on and my structure gloves and then I ran around and pulled the blue line off and started heading up into the woods. My father came behind me and started pulling hose up and then once we got into position, I signaled down to Robby to charge the line. We got it knocked down and then Brush 29 came in with their leaf blower and started making a fire line. Schoffstall and Kenny then came behind them with rakes and started making the line bigger. Jason then helped me stretch the line back in and I started wetting down the line as I backed out. We then rolled the hose up and headed on back to the station. Once there I got out of my bunker gear and then headed on home. Once at home I washed my face and hands/arms and then changed for work. I then grabbed my suitcase and my Gatorade and camera and then got in my car and left and headed to Millersburg for the fire company meeting. I got there and did my speech and then answered questions. I then left and headed up to Lykens to go to work. When I passed the Eville station I saw that the squad was out on a call. I got up to Lykens, parked and went inside and clocked in. I thanked John for staying and extra hour for me and then he left. I then did my rig check and then around 21:00 hours the tones went off for a call in Upper Paxton Township. Bowser who has just cleared from the call in Halifax, took that call. I then ran up to Tower Mini Mart and got somethingto munch on and went back to the station. When I got back me and Tim sat down and watched an episode of Emergency. We then started watching another one when around 22:50 hours the tones went off for breathing problems in Williamstown Borough. Me and Tim got in 6-5 and off we went. We got to the scene and they got the lady loaded up and I moved all of Tim's gear over to 24-1 and then waited to see if he needed anything before they left. I was standing in there when around 23:20 hours the tones went off for chest pains in Gratz Borough at MI. Tim said he was done with me and then I got in 6-5 and went responding as 6Q. 6-3 then went responding. I got there 3 minutes after they did. I helped them get the lady loaded up and then they went enroute to Harrisburg Hospital. I then headed down to the Eville station and checked on supplies and then headed back up to the Lykens station. While I was on my way back, 24 was dispatched for a domestic in Wiconisco Township. I didn't go responding as I didn't want to do a domestic by myself, even though EMS was to stage until PSP said to come in. They ended up getting Schuylkill 961 to respond and then after they did, PSP said EMS could cancel. Once there I sat down on the couch and watched TV until Tim called me at 02:05 hours and said that they were coming over Gold Mine Mountain. I got back in 6-5 and headed on up to Williamstown Station. I got there and then they got back and I moved Tim's gear back over and we headed back to the station. Once there I helped him restock and then laid back down on the couch and watched some more TV while Tim worked on his chart. At 03:00 hours Tim left and went up to his house. He was going off at 04:00 hours due to having class Saturday morning. I then went to sleep after he left. I woke up at 07:20 hours when Enders came in. I laid on the couch until about 07:40 hours and then I got up and got the stuff back on my belt, got my boots on, put my pillow away and got my stuff out of the truck. Tindell then came in and we talked for about 30 minutes. I clocked out at 08:008 hours and left there around 08:40 hours and headed on down to the Eville station. Once down there I put the supplies that came in away and then headed on home. Once at home I changed into my pj's and went back to bed. I got up this afternoon at 12:20 hours. I got out of bed and changed into street clothes. I then ate lunch while I read the paper. I then got on the PS2 at 14:00 hours to play some GTA Vice City Stories. Around 15:20 hours Bubba called me and asked me if I was doing anything and I said no. He asked me if I wanted to run him up to Swabs in the Utility to pick up the Tanker and do a few other things. I said not a problem and I would be up in a few minutes. I got up there and the first thing we did was do an inspection at the group home on Tourist Park Road. We then ran over to Troy's house to pick up his trailer. He was talking with his father on the deck that they were doing. We then left there and headed back to the fire house. Bubba and Troy then ran up to Mountain House Road and picked up two warmning boxes and then up to Swab's and picked up the Tanker and came back. Bingo went good tonight and we were done by 21:30 hours. I then went down to the station to help Bubba put the stuff we got with the State Grant away. I then backed the Utility in after Bubba had backed the Engine in and then backed the Tanker in. I then left there around 22:40 hours and headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am tired.