Monday - storytime
-----------------------------------------------

firefighting brotherhood Part 2
Life at the firehouse had been busy these last few weeks. An arsonist had
been running around our city, keeping us all very busy. I walked into the
firehouse, coffee in hand and Brad right behind me. Brad had moved in with
me and we traveled back and forth to work together. I walked through the
kitchen and into the lounge, really not feeling like being at work today.
I figured I deserved a day to rest and relax at work, so I settled back
into the recliner and turned on the TV. The overnight crew was out on a
fire alarm call, and my crew was just starting to get there. The last
thing I needed was to have a busy day. We had six second alarm fires in
the last 4 days, we were all tired. I started to fall asleep in the chair.
The next thing I know, I felt a hand gently shaking my shoulder. I looked
up and saw the Chief of our Department looking down at me with a worried
look on his face. "Lou, we need to talk." I got up from my chair and
followed the Chief up to my office. "Jeff, you know we have been having
this rush of big fires lately, and we're still looking for the arsonist who
is setting them. We think we know who it is, but the suspect is a
firefighter."

"My God Chief, it isn't one of my guys is it?" I gasped.

"No, its not one of yours, but we need your help to try to clear this one."

"Anything I can do to help, I will" I said.

"Well, first of all, you can tell me about this little romance I keep
hearing about." I felt my face get hot, I knew I was blushing. "I hear
you are involved with one of the firefighters." I thought I was going to
get my ass chewed. I started to try to answer, but I just could not make
the words come out. The Chief started laughing," I bet its that really
cute young blonde isn't it. Damn, why do they always send the cute young
ones to your station, I could have used a new Chiefs Aide."

Had I just heard the Chief right, had he just admitted something. "Well
Chief, I guess it's luck, and season tickets to the Penn State games for
the staffing coordinator in your office" I chuckled. "I always knew there
was something fishy about that guy, he can be bought, I will have to
remember that" the Chief laughed. "I will be in touch with you about the
arson investigation."

The Chief left and I returned to my recliner, settling back in for a good
nap. I heard the bells in the station start ringing. "Station 13, Engine
4, Engine 7, Engine 12, Truck 6, Truck 17, Rescue 1, Rescue 4, Battalion 3,
Battalion 6, Chief 2 respond, 2375 North 7th Street for a Commercial
Structure Fire." I slowly got out of my recliner and walked to the engine.
"Engine 13, Lieutenant 2 responding." I said into the microphone.
"Lieutenant 2, Engine 13 caller reported a small explosion on the second
floor. Caller reported that there was fire all around his office and then
the phone went dead. No answer on call back."

As we rounded the corner, I knew it was going to be a very busy day.
"Engine 13, Lieutenant 2 on scene with a 5 story commercial brick building
with heavy fire showing from all windows on side alpha and delta. Give me
a second alarm, have the first engine in hit the hydrant and lay in to our
engine, first truck start search and rescue." I shouted. I looked over my
shoulder and Brad already had the high rise hose pack off of the engine and
was waiting for me at the front door. My driver was hooking up the stand
pipe connection that would allow us to pump water into a pipeline that went
through the building. Brad and I started up the stairs and onto the second
floor landing. I quickly unscrewed the cap from the stand pipe and
attached the hose line. I yelled over my radio for our driver to charge
the stand pipe. Brad was the first through the door. We were met with
heavy fire and we were initially pushed back into the stairway by the
intense heat and heavy fire. By now, there was a second crew coming up the
steps with a backup hose line.

Together we were able to make our way onto the fire floor and start pushing
the fire back. We made it the whole way to the main fire room and started
giving the fire hell. More crews were showing up and we were really
knocking the crap out of the fire. I had heard on the radio that there
were crews battling fires on the third and fourth floors as well. I was
starting to get a little tired, and it was then that I noticed that the low
air alarm bell on my air pack had started to ring. I tapped Brad on the
shoulder and he followed me down the hallway and outside. I walked over to
the engine and started to take my air pack off. The Chief walked up to me,
"This is a pretty intense fire, I bet it had a little bit of help." "It
sure as hell had something," I said, "that fire was way too hot and way too
intense."

"Looks like we got another arson on our hands." the Chief exclaimed.

Well after about 3 hours we had finally gotten everything under control and
our engine crew was ready to leave. I jumped up into the officers seat of
the engine an we headed back to the station. We almost made it back to the
station before we were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at one of our
local senior citizen high-rise buildings. After heroically dashing into
the smoke filled apartment and pulling the still smoldering bag of popcorn
out of the microwave, we headed to the station again.

I walked into the locker room, grabbed my stuff, and headed straight into
the shower room. The others were right behind me. "Damn Lou, you guys
really worked your butts off up on that second floor," Dave said.

"Yeah, we did, and our little rookie did one hell of a job too" I said.

I looked over and I could see Brad blushing. When he blushed, he blushed
all over, and I mean ALL OVER. I had to look away, I didn't want to get
myself all excited in the shower with three other guys in there with us. I
finished my shower and walked out to the locker room, grabbing a handful of
beautiful rookie ass on my way past Brad.

I dried off and got dressed, then back to my recliner. Dave started to
make dinner and Charlie was helping him. Brad was sitting in a recliner
across from me, looking over at me with that gorgeous smile on his face.
"What?" I whispered. Brad didn't answer, he just kept smiling. I drifted
off to sleep.

I awoke to the wonderful smell of fresh home made spaghetti. We finished
our dinner and I went up to my office to finish the paperwork and try to
get some real sleep. The Lieutenants office is a two room office with the
main room housing a computer desk and a chair. The second room is the
officers bunkroom meant for one Lieutenant and one Captain. Our station
did not have a Captain on our shift, so the bunkroom was all mine. I
quickly finished my paperwork and stripped down to my boxers. I laid down
and was asleep almost immediately. You know that feeling you get when
someone is watching you, well all of a sudden I got that feeling. I rolled
over and there was Brad, sitting on the other bunk. "I love you sexy."
Brad said. "I love you too baby, but what are you doing in here?" That
was all I had time to say before Brad leapt on top of me and started
kissing me.

I knew where this was going, and I was not sure that I wanted this to
happen in the firehouse. I started to protest, but his mouth was working
its way down my chest and once his lips found my nipple, I forgot about
everything else. He sucked and played with my nipples for a while before
moving his way down my belly and onto the front of my boxers. He gently
licked and sucked at the front of my boxers until I was almost begging him
to take them off. He grabbed the waistband of my boxers and I raised my
hips to help him out. With one smooth movement he had yanked my boxers off
and taken me the whole way into his mouth. I knew I would not last long.
He was expertly working my hard cock. I propped myself up on my elbows so
I could watch him take me the whole way into his mouth and then let me
slide back out. I couldn't take it anymore, I could feel the heat building
up at the base of my balls and soon I felt the surge of hot liquid gush
through my dick. Brad hungrily swallowed it all.

"That was fucking awesome", Dave said, clapping as he walked further into
the office.

"What the fuck are you doing?" I hollered, "When did you come into the
office?"

"I was wondering where the rookie went, guess I found out!" Dave said
"Damn, that was really hot, you guys feel up to a little more fun tonight?"

Well, I was always ready for fun, and Dave is a really hot guy, but I was
not sure how Brad would feel about everything, and I wasn't really sure if
I wanted to share Brad with anyone else. I know it could have been a
really hot time, but I didn't think I would be able to watch Brad sucking
some other guys dick, or worse yet, getting fucked by someone else.

"Not really", Brad said "I don't like to share."

"Ok, but if you two ever want to have some fun, you let me know." And with
that Dave walked out of the office.

"Thank you", I whispered into Brad's ear. "For what?" He said.

"I really didn't want to picture you with another guy. I was going to say
no, but you beat me too it."

"I know you had been helping Dave out every once in a while, but you are
mine now, and I am not going to share you with anyone, at least not yet."
Dave said.

I kissed Brad and he snuggled into the bunk with me.

I woke up to the station intercom buzzing, "Lou, someone is here to see
you." I got up, trying not to disturb the angel who was sleeping beside
me. Brad only briefly lifted his head. I quickly threw on my pants and
shirt and walked out into the office, closing the door to the bunkroom. In
walked Battalion Chief Patrick Rourke, a tall, very well built, and very
attractive man. I knew what my mother had seen in him, he was quite a
catch, even at his age.

"Morning son"

"Good morning pop, what brings you to my little corner of the world?" I
asked.

"Well, I am starting my inspection tour of the stations and I figured I
would start with yours, If that is ok with you."

"Anytime, my guys are always ready." I said.

"Well, I am going to go down to the diner to get some breakfast before I
start, would you care to come along?" Dad asked.

"Sure, I will meet you down there, do you mind if Brad comes along?" I
asked.

"You better bring my son-in-law along, I don't get to see you two enough."

With that dad left the office and I returned to the bunkroom to wake up
Brad. I leaned down and kissed him on the lips. "Good morning baby", I
whispered. Brad flashed that smile, and I knew he was awake. "We need to
get ready, we have to meet pop at the diner."

"Ok, let me get dressed."

Brad got dressed, and we walked down to the engine room. My replacement
lieutenant was walking in the door.

"Good morning, just so you know, it's inspection day", I said.

"Great thanks", was all I heard him mutter as Brad and I walked out of the
station and got into my truck. We pulled up at the diner and dad was
inside flirting with the waitress, as usual. "How can you sit here and
flirt when you have a beautiful wife and those 7 kids at home, and little
Billy is only 6 years old?" I scorned, smiling from ear to ear. Dad shot
me a wide grin and we all started laughing hysterically.

"Well, what have my two sons been up to lately, since I haven't seen them
for so long?"

"Ok pop, we get it, we've been very busy. You know how hard it is to be a
lieutenant in our department. I'm always working and Brad is always being
the best boyfriend ever, so we're extremely busy", I said.

"Jeff, you know about the arsonist?" Dad asked.

"Yeah, I know, I already talked to the Chief about it." I said.

"We found a lot of evidence at this last fire. I think we finally have
enough to arrest this guy." Dad said.

"That's great, I hope they arrest him before he strikes again." Brad said.

That was when dads pager and my pager both started going off. A lot of
firefighters, both volunteer and paid, carry pagers issued by the
department. They go off like a regular pager, but then they transmit the
voice of the dispatcher.

"County to all stations, now striking a third alarm assignment. 1487 North
Lincoln Way for multiple residential structures on fire. Engine 5, Engine
9, Engine 17, Engine 22, Engine 45, Engine 50, Truck 7, Truck 12, Truck 34,
Rescue 4, Rescue 5, Rescue 7, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 7, Chief
2, Chief 3, Field Com Unit 1, Collapse Unit 4 respond. All available
Officers and Firefighters respond for recall."

All three of us ran out of the diner and jumped into dads truck. After a
quick stop at the firehouse to grab our gear we were on our way to the
fire. Dad was obviously having way to much fun with the red lights and
sirens in his truck. I grab the microphone and called county. "County,
Chief 3 responding, Lieutenant 2 and 1 firefighter for recall on board."

"Ok Chief 3, 1487 North Lincoln Way. You have 6 row homes on fire, 4
heavily involved, Chief 7 requested the third alarm. You are to assume
incident command upon your arrival."

"Chief 3 copies." I said.

We pulled up to see 4 row homes fully engulfed in flames and fire raging
through at least 3 more. I jumped out and ran to the incident command
post. Chief 7 told me to take interior command on the west end of the fire
and try to get it stopped before it spread. I grabbed an air pack and ran
to the west end. I quickly followed a hose line into the burning house and
found the crew. They told me what was going on and I started looking
around the house to see how we could stop this fire from spreading. I knew
we would have to sacrifice the house next door to save the other 6 houses
farther down the row.

"Command from interior west." I called into my radio.

"Go ahead Lou." I heard my father say.

"We are gonna have to sacrifice the next house to save the rest. I need
truck crews to the roof to make a trench cut. I'm pulling the crews out of
this house and moving them next door. This house is getting unsafe." I
screamed into my radio.

"Command copy, Truck 34, Rescue 5 get to the roof and make those cuts,
NOW!" I heard dad scream.

"Ok guys lets get the hell out of this house." I turned around when nobody
answered me. I started screaming for the crew to answer me. I looked
around and couldn't see anything. I found the hoseline again and tried to
follow it to the crew. I went up the stairs and rounded the corner onto
the landing. It was then that I noticed a large pile of burning debris
laying on top of the hose. I screamed into my radio, "Command from
interior west, mayday, mayday, I need a truck in service to the second
floor front windows. We have a partial collapse on the second floor, I
can't find my crew."

"Command copy, County sound the evacuation tones, all units get out of the
houses. Truck 34, Rescue 5, get in service. All available crews get to
the west end of the structure and assist with rescue operations."

I was really starting to get upset now. I couldn't find my guys, I
couldn't get through the pile of debris, and now that the hose was laying
under a pile of burning debris, it was useless and the fire was getting
worse because of it. I heard the rescue crews coming up the steps with
another hose line. I also heard Truck 34 going into service and raising
their ladder to the second floor windows. I started digging through the
pile of burning rubble. I could feel the fire burning my hands and my legs
as I was kneeling in it. I didn't care. I want to get my guys out. "Lou,
we got your back, what do you need?"

"Start soaking down this pile, just drench it." I screamed.

"You got it" was all I heard before I felt the water rushing over me. I
was getting soaked now, but it actually felt really good. Al least the
burning in my legs was starting to go away. We started making progress and
were finally able to get over the pile and down the hallway. I met the
crew from Truck 34 in the hallway outside of the front bedroom.

"You find em?" I asked.

"Not yet, we're gonna check this room."

"Ok, I'm gonna try to get into the other room." I said.

I made it to the door and their was a pile of burning wood and other debris
in front of it. I tried to move it, but there was something really heavy
in there. I backed away from the door and grabbed a crew to help. We
worked together and were finally able to move what we later found out was
an old heavy wooden dresser that had fallen through from the third floor.
We went inside and there they were, cramped in the corner of the bathtub,
trying to cover each other to keep from burning.

"Soak em down, and get em the hell out of here." I screamed. "Command,
Get EMS to Truck 34, we got two victims, both firefighters. They are
coming down now."

"Command Copy"

I backed out of the bathroom and quickly went downstairs and out to truck
34. As I came out of the house I saw them lifting the two firefighters off
of the ladder and onto the ambulance litters.

"Jeff, Jeff, are you ok, what the hell happened." Brad yelled as he came
running over.

"I'm ok." I said.

Dad came running over and grabbed me, hugging me to him. It was then that
I noticed the pain. I felt a rush of white hot pain run up from my legs
and into my chest. That was the last thing I felt.

"Get a second line in him."

"Run that ringers wide open."

"Cut those bunker pants off, just be very careful."

"Call Memorial Hospital, let them know what we are coming in with"

I was hearing bits and pieces of things, but nothing was making sense to
me. Where was I? What was going on? I heard sirens, and more voices
hollering back and forth. I woke up as the paramedics were rolling me into
the emergency room on the litter.

"What do you got?" I heard a voice ask.

" 28 year old male firefighter, appears to be second degree burns to his
legs and thighs, first and second degree burns to his hands and arms, we
got a 16 gauge with ringers on the left side and a 16 gauge with NS on the
right both open wide."

"Get him into trauma room one."

Again I slipped into the blackness.

To be continued

by
Jeff, aka FireJock
www.nifty.org