The peace and quiet of a Sunday morning was shattered on the dot of 7 as my alerter threw a wobbly and I threw myself out of the front door.
The speed I left meant I hadn't really assessed the weather and as soon as my feet hit the path I did a very credible impression of Torvill & Dean doing the Bolero! Boy, was it icy!
My first thought was that we must be off to an RTC but the tip sheet showed we were off to a flat fire barely half a mile from the station.
As we turned into Northgate we could see a plume of smoke rising in the distance even though it was only just starting to get light. As we pulled up in Bramble Green there were flames already issuing from the bedroom of the first floor flat.
A BA team from Ladder 1 of Lowestoft South entered via the front door and made their way up to the flat. Prior to them making an entry into the bedroom the 45mm covering jet was used to knock the flames back.
Having run out a 70mm length from our pump to Ladder 1 so they had plenty of water I then moved on to run the BA board. Our BA team (John Hubbard and Jason Balls) were committed to the flat, continuing to search the property and also to ventilate.
And, as usual, the hive of activity comes to an abrupt halt and it was a case of making up all the gear ready for the off.
A quick trip up to Lowestoft South to recharge our cylinders before a Fire Priority to a single vehicle RTC out near ParK hill, Oulton. All this before 9:30!