Date: 5th March 2008
Time: 0855
Type: RTC – person trapped
Address: Flixton Road, Lound
Initial Attendance: Normanhurst 05
Final Attendance: Normanshurt 05, 01, 02
I was at the station getting the gear ready to do another Learn and Live presentation at Lowestoft College.
Rachael was on nights and would be coming straight out to the presentation. But as usual Sod’s Law kicks in and the bells went at about 0845. This was for the PRT to go to reports of petrol on the road, as sent in by the Police.
It seemed that I would have to get all the gear set up at the College and wait for Rachael to catch me up. Then the bells went again for Ladder 1 and 2. The incident had now escalated to ‘persons trapped’, which gets 3 pumps attending.
We were the third pump in as the day crew (Green Watch) had already got there ahead of us. We were surplus to requirements and were soon on our way back to station.
The College had been warned about the delay but we caught up again with Rachael dashing in just in time for the main event.
And isn’t it strange the things people say to you. One of the students said to me:
"Are you a real fireman"
"Yes", I replied.
"That’s not a firemans uniform you’re wearing"
"It is."
"Fireman wear big coats, leggings and a yellow helmet."
Not much you can say to that!
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