Residential structure fire at 1427 West High Street. Respond Code 3.” There was a flurry of activity as Gracechurch, Montana’s bravest hurried into their turnout gear. Code 3—and the call for the rescue unit—meant not only a structure fire but possibly trapped citizens. “Hey Chris!” Chris Paytah lifted his head for but a moment as he yanked his trousers into place, securing them with red suspenders and then grabbing his jacket to throw it on. “Yeah, Boss?” The unit’s shift supervisor, Captain Calvin Maynard, was securing the hooks on his own jacket as he said, “You’re driving, kid.” Chris, himself a lieutenant, laughed and replied with, “I always drive, Cal, because you suck at it, old man.” They joked good naturedly with each other and the other men on B-Shift as the three vehicles loaded up—it was a natural defense mechanism to steel themselves against the horrors they might soon be facing.
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