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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Friday, May 30, 2008

Natural Cover Fire

I went to bed last night around 02:00 hours and got up this morning around 10:30 hours. I got out of bed and read the paper. I then ate lunch while I did a few things on the computer. I then left the house around 12:30 hours and headed on up to the fire house to work on a few things. I took down the old track and springs for the old overhead door. I then took apart the vacuum cleaners that Bill gave us yesterday. Bubba then came up and we got talking and went over into the fire house and shot the shit and talked about a few things. Troy and Jeff then got back and Troy had the dump trailer we rented from Prime Line in Berrysburg for the weekend. They had gone down to Berrysburg to Jeff's friend and picked up almost 3,000 pounds of scrap metal. Most of it was round stock and heavy as shit. I then started on the old chain saw when Troy told me to go with him as we had two loads of scrap to pick up from two different people. We got both piles and then I told Troy to swing by my house and we could pick up what we have as of tonight. We then headed back up to the fire house. Once there I went back down to the old fire house and started working on the two bikes that Bill gave us. Kenny came down and said he would help by working on the other one. We were about halfway through, when the pager went off for a natural cover fire on White Oak Road. Me and Kenny ran over to the fire house and Troy came running down from the hall. I got to my stall and kicked my shoes off and got my bunker pants on and grabbed my jacket and helmet and then got in the officers seat of the Engine. LeeAnn then pulled in and we took off. Jason went to the scene and held the box to Company 216 and placed everyone else in service. We pulled one crosslay off and me and LeeAnn used them while Schoffstall, Kenny, and Lyle grabbed rakes and started going over some hot spots. We then rolled the hose and then we headed up to Eville to get fuel while Lonny headed into Halifax to get water and fuel in the Tanker. When we got back, they had the pressure washer out and were washing the hose. We then repacked a crosslay on the Engine and then I backed the Engine in. Me and Kenny then finished the bikes and then put everything away. I left there around 22:00 hours and headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am tired.

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