Just a couple of fun stories.
I was working an extra Security job (Shift Supervisor)at a high rise complex. Guard on duty screws up when the fire alarm going off. Instead of notifying Supervision, he goes upstairs to check it out. When he can't find the fire, he comes back downstairs. He sees the fire truck pulling up and he calls the fire in over the radio.
I respond to the location. The fire truck doesn't have a Captain on duty (???). A Senior firefighter is in charge. I can't go up, but I give firefighter (and crew) directions to the location (roof). Firefighter and crew get lost, twice. I finally go upstairs with them and we find the mechanical room blazing away. Senior Firefighter asks "What do we do now ?"
"You're kidding, right ?"
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Out beyond the complex, a warehouse. Another time, late at night, fire alarm goes off. I had entered the door to see smoke right at ceiling level. High rises in the city, warehouse in the county, so Volunteer Fire Department rolls up. Out of the truck are three firefighters who look like three Actor/Models who look like they came straight from a magazine photoshoot-a Ken Doll and two Barbie dolls. I tell the Ken doll to suit up because there's a real fire going on.
Ken doll suits up (the other two didn't). We enter and I'm the only one seeing and smelling smoke. The three want to leave, but I insist on having a Captain/Chief at the scene. Ken doll reluctantly calls a Captain.
Another truck rolls up This crew actually looks like firefighters. The Captain orders Ken doll up on the roof. Ken doll goes up and finds an air conditioner blazing. He calls down to the Captain "What do we do ?"
"You're kidding, right?"
I was working an extra Security job (Shift Supervisor)at a high rise complex. Guard on duty screws up when the fire alarm going off. Instead of notifying Supervision, he goes upstairs to check it out. When he can't find the fire, he comes back downstairs. He sees the fire truck pulling up and he calls the fire in over the radio.
I respond to the location. The fire truck doesn't have a Captain on duty (???). A Senior firefighter is in charge. I can't go up, but I give firefighter (and crew) directions to the location (roof). Firefighter and crew get lost, twice. I finally go upstairs with them and we find the mechanical room blazing away. Senior Firefighter asks "What do we do now ?"
"You're kidding, right ?"
___________________________________________________________
Out beyond the complex, a warehouse. Another time, late at night, fire alarm goes off. I had entered the door to see smoke right at ceiling level. High rises in the city, warehouse in the county, so Volunteer Fire Department rolls up. Out of the truck are three firefighters who look like three Actor/Models who look like they came straight from a magazine photoshoot-a Ken Doll and two Barbie dolls. I tell the Ken doll to suit up because there's a real fire going on.
Ken doll suits up (the other two didn't). We enter and I'm the only one seeing and smelling smoke. The three want to leave, but I insist on having a Captain/Chief at the scene. Ken doll reluctantly calls a Captain.
Another truck rolls up This crew actually looks like firefighters. The Captain orders Ken doll up on the roof. Ken doll goes up and finds an air conditioner blazing. He calls down to the Captain "What do we do ?"
"You're kidding, right?"