Back to Work

Brent went back to full duty last Friday. He was very ready to, as he said, "Drive the firetruck" We hoped...I hoped and prayed that he and his shoulder were actually ready to go back to full duty. Well, he went back just in time to test how much his shoulder could handle. After all day Technical training on Friday, they got back to the fire house and were called out to a massive three alarm structure fire. Now to the person who's stuff is on fire, it is a pretty bad day, but to firemen...there is nothing better! So he spent all night, from 6'ish to after 11, fighting the fire at the Boise Timber Plant. They made an awesome stop and kept it from spreading to the other buildings around. When I heard it on the radio and then watched it on the news I couldn't help but be excited for him...but I was also worried about how his shoulder was taking the weight of his turn-outs, air tank...the works. He called me late that night to let me know all was okay.

So then the next day (he works 48 hour shifts) they got slammed with call after call. The Fire Department also runs medical calls...a lot of people don't know that...but if you call 911, most likely a fire-truck will show up before the ambulance...to give you something good to look at while you wait for the ambulance...just kidding, but I am sure that does help, right! Anyway, they got another structure fire Saturday night. This time it was a residence , with 9 people living there. They kept the fire confined to just the kitchen living room part, so that was a great stop too. Great job boys! And I am happy to say that his shoulder held up great, besides being completely exhausted and dehydrated...his shoulder might even feel better then the rest of his body. Not too shabby for his first shift back, huh!!!

Boise Timber fire

The Boise brigade!

The residence...the small part of the house was where the damage was.

And I had to include a nice shot of him in his turn-outs...this is from a different fire, but...oh, what a man!