fire_911medic
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Was thanksgiving and incredibly slow day, so decided to go ahead and start the dinner. Partner went in to the store and I stayed with the truck while he did his shopping (was protocol for one of us to stay with truck to "babysit"). Anyhow, he had a cart full of stuff and we got dispatched out for a run. I had gone around to the side to check something as I kept hearing something rattle. Thinking the compartment that had the backboards was loose, I tried to shut it again. I didn't realize it was bad. I heard a clunk in the back and just attributed it to the cans of whatever he bought rolling around. On arrival to the scene dispatch called us to let us know that we had left our backboard at the grocery store. We called a second truck and returned to the store - turns out kids had confinscated the board and were using it as a sled down the hill nearby. We retrieved it, and happily went back in service with all laughing. Turns out the door latch was broken and hadn't shut all the way and when we pulled out, out the backboard came. All well - was funny.