Calls all night long

This morning I worked on the Bumblebee to find out why the headlights stopped working. It turned out a wire that is connected to the battery terminal was broken. I got a new connector and re-attached it. I also got the radio working. There was a bad fuse.

I hung out at the fire station for a while with Carl. I was watching Seahawks play football and I was watching for my team in the horserace. I was rooting for the wrong team. I thought I had chosen Tennessee, but I actually chose St. Louis. And when I saw St. Louis won, I was upset until I figured out that that is who I bet on. So I am happy about that.

I went to Pullman to talk to James about my turn outs. They have been getting put on the floor and Rudy is getting mad about it. So I think I straightened out that problem. Then I went to my office to get ready for softball. We had two games tonight and we have to win one of them. As it turned out both teams forfeited. I was mad. I wanted to play. But instead the team took the field and we all took turns hitting and running the bases. Sort of a game like setting. I played a little at third and short stop. I made a diving stop on one ball.

We were there for about an hour before I went back to my office to get in my fire department uniform. I met Ryan at Cougar Country for dinner and then we went to his place. We watched American Dad. Then I watched the rest of the Sunday shows. Just as the last one finished we got our first call. It was a code run. I went to the office after it and started to work on my show.

While I was working on my show another call came out. We went code to that call. I rode in the back with the patient. I helped John with patient care. Then I went back to my office to continue working on the show. At about four in the morning we got another call. The other guys were really tired. I was still up and going.

I drove on this one. It was a code run. When we got on scene we were cancelled. VanNess got on the radio and said “Rescue Thirty-Two follow us back to the station I need to talk to one of your personnel onboard.” We were wondering what he wanted at four in the morning. I was worried someone complained about my driving. Which was all within the SOP’s so I was covered, but still I hate getting complaints against me.

We got to the station and VanNess so “So who drove code on that run?” I quickly spoke up and said “I did”. Then he smiles and said that my turn out pants were in. I got my new pants and I am happy about that. I will have to put them all together now.

On the way back we had to stop and get gas. I mentioned that if we had done that earlier like I said we would not have to do it on the “four in the morning call.” Brian said he did not think we would get another one. I smiled.

Then I went back to the office and continued to work through the show material. It was almost six in the morning and I was thinking about getting some breakfast when the tones went off for a fire alarm. It was five minutes before six so I had to go.

I got to the station and no one showed up for a long time. The response code said that on the South side of town only Engine Thirty-Three goes. Rescue stays. But I went to the station anyway. Finally Chuck showed up. He was the only one who came. They others should have shown up. Because during the day Engine thirty-Two goes, but during our shift time our rig goes.

Chuck and I went to the scene and stood by. VanNess called for a runner to come and get a toolbox and bring it to the scene. There was a duplex that had hardwired smoke detectors. But the power to the building was off and the building was empty. The batteries in the smoke detectors were going dead causing the alarm to sound. We took all the batteries out and left a note to the owner that we were there and why.

Then I got back home, but it was almost seven by this time. I decided to take a short nap before I had to do my radio show at one in the afternoon.