Descriptive Essay: Company 12 Response For A Structure Fire

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Jordan Taylor English 111-51 Descriptive Essay, Thomas Taylor 09/09/13 I was quickly awakened to the sound of the pager screaming at me. I sat up and silently listened as the dispatch lady said, “Company 12 respond for a structure fire.” I jumped right out of my bed and threw my clothes on. I ran to my truck and got right in and off I went. When I got to the firehouse I ran to my gear rack and jumped immediately into my boots, thrust my arms into my jacket, and tossed my helmet on my head. Shaking like a tree on a windy day, I climbed onto the fire truck. This may have been my first structure fire but I knew exactly what I had to do. As the fire truck’s sirens screamed and blinding lights flashed we drew closer to the fire. As the truck got closer you could smell the smoke from the burning house. As the truck drew closer and…show more content…
We instantly were assisted by the other firefighters that were arriving. When the next engine company arrived on location the firefighters and I from Company 12 darted inside to put water on the areas that could not be accessed from the outside. Steadily more firefighters were arriving as more water was being placed onto the raging flames. As the flames roamed throughout the whole house the firefighters and I slowly had to evacuate the interior. Multiple hoses had been deployed and were whistling as the water flew through the nozzles. The fire crept through the whole entire house leaving nothing in its path. As the flames died down throughout the house, I was tired and sore from all the hard work that was done. As the fire slowly ended, Chief 12-1 from command had marked the situation under control. Foam was placed on the little patches of flames that were still burning throughout the piles of rubble that were once part of a fully, well-built house. The water still flowed like a rapid river until the last little roaming embers were put

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