The Red lights came on and the Klaxons started blaring, "Residential Fire on 14th and Hope. Possible spreading to other houses."
" GEAR UP!" Poteat shouted
Natalie slid down the fire pole and quickly put her gear on. Pants, boots, gloves, jacket, helmet with face shield, oxygen canister and mask. She then jumped into the back seat of the fire truck, "Let's GO!" she shouted, smacking the side of the truck with her hand.
Poteat fired up the apparatus and sped out o the station with sirens blaring. he punched up the navi system to show the most direct route to the incident. " Natalie, you ready? Your first fire on the colony..and mine."
"This isn't my first fire, Of course I'm ready, are you?" Natalie asked back, with a big smile on her face.
' If i'm not, were really screwed." Poteat said, hoping to interject some humor. ' Seriously, I'm ready."
"Good." As they pulled up along the house, it had already spread to the one of the right and was about to catch fire to the one of the left, "Get some water on the left house!" Natalie shouted, grabbing fire hoses from the top of the truck, as the Engine Chauffeur fired up the PTO to run the water pumps as water began to shoot through the hoses and onto the fire.
A parent ran up, "My daughter is in there!" she screamed, falling to her knees, starting to weep.
Natalie ran into the house with her axe, looking in the rooms, as she crawled on her hands and knees. She found the girl's bedroom, the girl was on the floor, unconscious. Natalie took off her oxygen mask and jacket, placing it on the girl and putting the mask on the girls face. She began to drag her out, when the ceiling collapsed just after the doorway. Natalie slammed the door shut, slowing smokes entrance into the room. There was a vent on the floor, Natalie took her axe, hitting the vent and ripping it out of the floor, then began breaking apart the floor around the vent with her axe, as the smoke crept into the room, rising to the ceiling. She finally was able to cut out a hole big enough for her to fit through. Natalie picked up the girl, carefully slide her through the hole, then slide through the hole herself, landing next to the girl, as the fire came though the door and began engulfing the room in hot reddish orange flame. Lexi crawled to a hole in the side of the foundation and began kicking it.
----Meanwhile at the fire truck----
"Lieutenant, Natalie ran into the house!" Michael said to Poteat, as he ran up.
" I saw." Poteat replied. Poteat tapped his comm. =^= Poteat to Hayden. SITREP=^=
Debris fell on Natalie's legs, causing her to scream, =^= I'm on the side of the house!=^= she shouted into the comms by accident, as she then reached up with her hands, slapping away the burning debris on her legs, then kicked them away. Pain shot up from her legs, every move she made with them was painful.
=^= Are you okay?=^= he asked
=^= Richard, over here! I'm on the side of the house, hur...=^= Suddenly Natalie's screams were heard over the comms as more hot flaming wood fell over her body that was shielding the girl. =^=HELP!=^=
=^= On my way!=^= Poteat said, gearing up for the heat. =^= Keep comm open!=^= he said. " PO DiMaggio, with me!"
Natalie did as Richard said and kept the comms open, =^= Hur..=^= over the comms, sounds of banging was heard, Natalie was hitting the plate, after 7 hits, the plate busted outward. Natalie slid the girl out first, then pulled herself half way out, then just laid there motionless.
One of her fellow firefighters spotted her and the girl. "Come on, come on." as he ran over, dragging her out
Just then Richard showed up. He assisted in the rescue. " You'll be out soon." he said
Natalie didn't move, she was extremely tired and in quite a bit of pain, "Thanks."
Poteat nodded
Natalie moaned, "How's the girl?" she asked, her voice showing how much pain she was in.
Poteat looked and saw DiMaggio helping her. " DiMaggio is helping her. I called medics. =^= Poteat to medics, SIT REP=^=
=^= 2 minutes out =^= The medics replied, as they sped to the scene
"Richard, how is the girl?" Natalie asked him again, she really wanted to know how she was doing.
" Mild Hypoxia from smoke inhalation, shes on O2 though. Hundred percent." Poteat replied
Natalie nodded, "Good." as the Paramedics loaded her into the ambulance.
The mother came running over to Natalie, weeping and crying as she reached her. "Thank you so much! How can I ever repay you?"
"You don't, it's what we do." Natalie replied, forcing a smile on her face. The Paramedics closed the doors and Natalie was driven to the hospital.
Poteat nodded to the Mother as Natalie was driven off. " ma'am, We can run you over to the hospital if you'd like."
Her response was an emphatic yeas, so Richard told her to hop in the truck as he canceled the call out.
Lt Richard Poteat
Fire Fighter
Phoenix Colony
Lt Naltalie Hayden
Fire Fighter
Phoenix Colony
