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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Fire Under the Chicken Trailer

I went to bed Thursday night around 02:30 hours and woke up at 07:10 hours Friday morning when my alarm went off. I got out of bed and got dressed and then grabbed my suitcase and digital camera and took them out to the kitchen. I then packed my lunch and got my Gatorade bottles together. I then left the house around 07:25 hours to head to Lykens to go to work. I made a quick stop at Wal-Mart and got a new cell phone case as the one I had broke the day before in the old fire house while I was putting charcoal in the chicken trailer. From Wal-Mart I headed up to Lykens. Once there I parked I took my stuff inside and then clocked in. I then got Yeager to buy a four wheeler ticket. Him and Tracey then left and I did a quick rig check on 6-7 and then filled out the proper paperwork and ate breakfast. I then turned the Olympics on while Tim laid down on the couch to take a nap. The tones went off for a call in Millersburg Borough around 10:30 hours. Beef handled that call in 6-20. Tim then wanted to head down to Eville around 12:30 hours to pick up some supplies. We got down there and I went over supplies and Tim got his supplies and we talked to Capt. Carl and Zach. I then got on the computer to look at a few things and then the tones went off for breathing problems in Lykens Borough. We got in 6-7 and off we went. We got up there and once we got the right address and found the place we went in and found the lady was having an asthma attack. We got her loaded up and took her down to Harrisburg Hospital. While we were on the way down, Beef got called to meet 20 at the Halifax High School for pain management. After we got what we needed, I stopped at Taco Bell so Tim could get lunch and then we headed on up to Eville. Once there I helped Tim restock his supplies and then he talked to Steve and then we left to head back up to Lykens. We stopped at Kratzer's Hardware to look for something. We then headed back up to Lykens. Once there I ate lunch and we watched two episodes of Season 4 of Emergency. I then turned the Olympics back on while Tim took another nap. The tones then went off around 19:25 hours for breathing problems at the Keepler Home. Capt. Carl and Zach put him in service and he was available by 19:40 hours. I then ordered a ham and cheese sub from Ciao's and took the unit down and picked it up and ran over to Tower Mini Mart and picked up something to drink and headed back to the station and ate dinner while I watched some more of the Olympics. Then around 22:30 hours the tones went off for breathing problems in Lykens Borough. We got in 6-7 and off we went. We got there and Jim Hoffman was there. He and another guy from the fire company and one of the town cops helped us move equipment and bags around while me and Tim and Jim got the guy loaded onto the stretcher and then into the back of the ambulance and we headed on down to Harrisburg Hospital. When I passed Sheetz, I saw Robin and Jaz talking to Bubba who was unloading at the store. After we got what we needed, we headed on back. We stopped at Sheetz so Tim could get a cup of coffee and something to eat and I grabbed a Yohoo and something to eat. We then made a stop at Eville and I helped Tim restock and then we headed back up to Lykens. I dropped him off at his place and then went back to the station and I sat down and munched on some chips while I watched some more of the Olympics on TV. I then went to sleep around 02:30 hours. The pager went off I think it was around 04:45 hours and I didn't hear what it was for, so I called Tim and asked him and he said he didn't think it was for us, so I reset the pager and went back to sleep. I woke up this morning around 07:45 hours when my alarm on my watch went off. I got up and put my pillow away and then got the stuff back on my belt and then grabbed my scope out of the unit. Enders got up there last as he went to Eville first since he didn't know if they had gotten a medic for the shift in Lykens or not. Once he got there I clocked out and left and headed on home. Once at home I changed clothes and then Bubba called me and asked me to stop at the fire hall and grab any more Clorox Clean Up. Bill then called me and asked me if I could pick up a tea for him at Shell and I said yes. I then got in my car and headed up to the fire hall. I grabbed two bottles of the Clorox and then headed into town. I stopped at Shell and got Bill and Bubba a tea and then headed on down to the church. I got there and was put to work right away. They church only wanted us to do 125 chicken halfs. We got two racks on and then while we were working on the third rack, I looked back and the grass under the one pit had caught on fire. LeeAnn ran back to her trailer to grab the Indian Rake and I got in the back of the Utility and grabbed an Indian Tank and pulled it out. She had already knocked the fire out with the rake and I wet it down with the Indian Tank. We had quite a few problems with the racks as we had to keep taking them off due to the amount of fire under them. When I got there it was just Bill, Katina, LeeAnn and Bubba. Lonny came a little bit later after me and helped some. We then got everything loaded up to take back to the station. I left before Bubba and LeeAnn did and stopped at Sheetz and got gas and then headed out to the station. I got there and Bill and Katina were already there. I went into the station and got the Engine bay door open and then went over into the old fire house and opened the front doors. LeeAnn and Bill cleaned the table off and then me and LeeAnn put it away. I talked to Bubba and me and Lonny agreed to come back at 14:00 hours and empty the ashes out of the pit after it has a few hours to cool down. The five of us then talked for a little bit in the station and then we all kind of left around 11:45 hours and I headed on home. Once at home I ate lunch and read the paper. I then got on the computer to do a few things. I then headed back up to the fire house around 13:50 hours. I opened up the old fire house and pulled out the lawn mower and Lonny showed up. We emptied the pits out and put the trailer away and then I headed on home. Once at home I did a few things on the computer and watched some more of the Olympics. Around 15:30 hours I realized that I forgot to put the Indian Tank back in the front of the Utility. I got dressed again and ran back up to the fire house and filled the tank with water and then put it back in the front of the Utility and then headed home again. Once at home I got back on the computer and more Olympics. I then ate dinner and then took a shower and am now getting ready to hit the old email and 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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