Hi, I'm Ted and here's my story. It was a blistering hot Sunday and after church i decided to get some groceries. Spot was with me that but i had to leave him in the truck with the ac on. I walked into the store and grabbed a reusable bag. I grabbed a loaf of bread, some eggs, a case of beer, and some dog treats. Finally I grabbed a jar of vegemite. As I was about to get my groceries scanned I heard the radio beep the ear piercing tone...

A Wild Fire!!! Everyone in the store went dead silent as the radio chimed. "Attention all fire fighters, attention all fire fighters." "Respond to your fire house, I repeat, Respond to your fire house." I ran TO THE TRUC KAS FAST AS I COULD AND REACHED FOR THE SWELDERING HOT HOT HANDLE TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN. SPOT HAD HEARD THE RADIO THAT WAS INSIDE THE TRUCK AND WAS BARKING AS HE KNEW WHAT THE RADIO MENT. I hopped in.

i FLIPPED ON THE AMBER LIGHTS I HAD ONLY INSTALLED THE DAY PRIOR. fIRST THE LIGHTS ON THE RAM BAR TURNED ON AND STARTED FLASHING THAN THE ONES ON THE TAIL GATE SOON FOLLOWED. i DROVE AS FAST AS MY TRUCK WOULD GO. sAM AND MIKE WERE ALREADY THERE, I RAN INSIDE THE FIRE HOUSE WITH MY TRUCK DOOR STILL OPEN. I RAN TO MY CUBBIE AND STEPPED IN MY BOOTS AND OVERALLS, THEN THREW ON MY JACKET AND HELMET. i WAS ASSINEGED TO TOWER 7 TODAY BUT THIS WAS A WILD FIRE NOT A BUILDING FIRE SO I WENT AND GRABED THE KEYS TO BRUSH 9, HOPPED IN AND STARTED THE ENGINE.

I CHECKED THE GAS GAUGE AND HOW MUCH WATER THERE WAS IN THE WATER TANK. aS I WAS BACKING UP i SAW SAM MOVING MY TRUCK THAT I LEFT HASTILY PARKED. aS WE STARTED DOWN THE ROAD MIKE SAW SOMETHING THAT REALLY SPOOKED HIM AS HE SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS. "mIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO STOP AT RED LIGHTS!" CHIMED SAM OVER THE RADIO. "that's a big fire!" replied mike. "oh, would you you two shut up and drive!" we made a left out of town on a DIRT ROAD TWOARDS THE FIRE.

ABOUT A KILOMETER DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE THAT NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US COULD SEE OUT OF OUR WINDOWS, SO WE HAD TO STOP THERE AND closer on foot. SSam was already out of her truck and almost geared up by the time that mike got out of his. "Come on Slow Poke!" yelled Sam. "I can't see!" screamed mike. "put your mask on and you'll be able to see!" We all started to hike towards the main fire. The first real challenge we faced was when we had to split up. Spot and I went east to search for people, Sam and Mike went west to meet the other firefighters.

I was approaching a burning cabin when i sAW A PROPane TANK, there was fire all around it. I busted down the cabin door to find out if anyone was still there, it was empty, As i WAS WALKING AWAY THE PROPANE TANK STARTED TO HISS...

uH, oh! i PICKED UP SPOT, TUCKED HIM IN MY JACKET AND RAN, i RAN AS FAST AS I COULD. bUT, IT WASENT FATS ENOUGH. boom! tHE EXPOLSION KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT i COULDNT BREATHE, IT SEEMED THAT AFTER EVERY SECOND THAT PASSED IT GREW HOTTER AND HOTTER UNTILL FINALY IT SEIZED.