Fire!!!
Fire!! More specifically Fire Drills Where I currently live, we do a fire drill every week. As soon as the alarm sounds, there is a rush of activity. Chairs scrape as they move back, feet pound down the hall, cutlery clatters on the table, doors open and slam shut, water drips from people exiting the pool. More than half of us have a job to do in case of an emergency. We half run and half walk to our stations, as people respectfully stand to the side to let us pass. The firemen slip on their boots and uniforms. Trying to dress speedily in their bulky outfits. I quickly get my clip board and write the names of all who are present. "Fire Team 1, " I say on the phone to the muster control, "All is accounted for." Then quickly I type out the code for the lock to the master key and hand it to the leader of the team. One by one the dressed firemen pass me saying, "Johnny, 300" or "Tom, 290". I write their air pressure on my clipboard. The Hose and Ge...