QUAKE!
By: PattiL61
Brief Summary: This story centers mainly around Officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli and Officer Ty Davis, Jr. It tells how one officer deals with his fears and the other deals with his inexperience. Both attempt to overcome their "inefficiencies" and work together to help their injured friend after a minor quake hits the New York City area.
Chapter One:
The shift starts in both stations of the 55 Precinct. The officers of the police department are talking about the latest news in the City - the minor tremor that struck during the early morning hours. They're not used to dealing with buildings shaking for any other reason than the train going by. And, it has come all too close to the September 11th attacks.
Faith is saying, "Man, my kids went crazy. They woke up out of a sound sleep and came running into bed with Fred and me. It took me a good two hours to get them calmed down again."
"And how long did it take you?" asks Bosco, remembering the dreadful feelings he experienced when the tremor hit. He still had problems with his memories of 9/11 and the tremor brought it all crashing back on him. He broke out in a cold sweat when it hit, with his memories flooding back. He picked up the phone to call Faith, but felt foolish. Instead, he just opened his windows despite the cool night air and tried for the rest of the night to get enough air.
Over at the fire station, the talk is the same. The Lieutenant is briefing the shift on all the calls the previous shift took after the tremor.
"Most of it was panic calls," reports the Lieutenant. "But, we did find some minor damage to some of the older buildings closest to where the tremor was centered. Nothing major, but be ready for more calls to inspect cracks in buildings that have been there and nobody noticed before." The crew groans. It's going to be a pretty hot day and they don't really want to be climbing around on buildings unless it's really necessary.
"Yeah, well you should see how many cardiac and panic calls EMS responded to last night," chimes in Doc. "It was a new record."
The police units head out to cover their sectors and have a fairly calm day. Right after their dinner break, Sully and Davis get sent to a call for a suspicious crack in the road. "What?" exclaimed Sully. "What the hell is a suspicious crack?" he grumbles to Davis.
"Maybe it's lurking suspiciously, Sul," chides Davis. "Should we respond lights and siren?" he continues to tease.
Sully just rolls his eyes and heads leisurely in the direction of the call. Bosco and Faith are closer to the call, but Bosco won't let Faith advise Central that they'll take the call.
"No Faith. We've been getting the majority of those calls today. Let Davis and Sully take this one. I want to finish my dinner," he whined.
"You know, Bos, my kids don't whine this much," Faith complains.
Bosco just makes a face and says, "Whatever," as he continues to eat.
"So, how'd you make out last night?" asks Faith, referring to his reaction to the tremor. She knows that he hasn't completely recovered despite what he tries to show. They have been partners too long. She can read him like a book.
He shrugs. "No big deal. I didn't even wake up. I heard it on the news in the morning," he lied. "Uh, good," Faith replies, not believing a word of it.
They're both enjoying their meals as they hear Sully come over the radio. "Central, this is 55-Charlie. We have inspected this 'suspicious crack' and you should notify the building and fire departments. It extends from the middle of the street through the sidewalk and into the foundation of the building. It should be checked for stability and to calm the residents."
Bosco starts to chuckle as he continues to listen. His chuckles are short-lived as he hears, "Central - respond 55-David over here for assistance in re-routing traffic until the area is cleared by the fire department."
"Did you hear the way he said that Faith?!" asks Bosco. "He doesn't really need us over there, he's just bustin' on me!"
"Yeah, Bos, it's all about you," replies Faith sarcastically.
The radio crackles, "Central to 55-David. Respond to 55-Charlie's location to assist with traffic."
Bosco grabs for the radio, but luckily Faith gets to it first. "10-4 Central. Show us in route," she says cheerily. She is laughing at Bosco's expense. "Yeah, well I'm bringing my dinner with me," he sneers defiantly.
***************
Jimmy is out of the rig talking to Sully and Davis as Bosco and Faith pull up. Sully walks over to 55-David as Jimmy and Davis continue discussing the 'suspicious crack," making jokes while they wait for the building department to okay the structure.
Sully is talking with Faith and Bosco, getting an earful from Bosco about being called to the scene. The Building Inspector is talking on his radio with one of his men inside the structure. The Inspector advises the Lieutenant that the building is unstable and should be evacuated while it is determined whether it can be saved or needs to be demolished.
Just then, everyone looks at each other as they feel another tremor. It is stronger than the last one, lasting about 2 minutes. People are streaming from their businesses and homes in fear of collapse.
As the tremor subsides, Jimmy looks down at his feet as Davis is noticing some cracked windows in the building in front of him. Jimmy taps Davis on the arm. "Look at this," he says pointing out to Davis that the crack has expanded and widened considerably.
"That can't be good," Davis replies lightly as the two turn to head back to their respective vehicles.
"Hey, doesn't the subway run under here..." Ty is cut off with the sound of a rumble. As Sully is just about to contact dispatch he glances over toward Davis and watches in horror as Davis, Jimmy and 55-Charlie disappear with the roadway as it collapses.
As emergency personnel begin to spring into action, the fire Lieutenant and Building Inspector order everyone away from the hole until it can be determined how unstable the area is, Sully is on the radio.
"Central, this is 55-Charlie. We've had a collapse of the roadway at this location. Respond the Lieutenant, additional police and fire units and EMS to this location forthwith. We have two confirmed personnel to be extricated from this collapse," he says solemnly. As he rushes toward the hole in the roadway, he prays that the car descended into the chasm faster than Davis and Doherty. He hears the additional units being dispatched over the radio. Faith starts to head for the collapse, but is stopped by the look on her partner's face.
"Bosco!" Faith says a third time before Bosco is brought back to the present. She notices a layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Are you okay?" she asks with concern. She knows he is okay for normal duties. She doesn't know if he can handle this type of situation yet. She makes a mental note to keep an eye on him.
"What? - Uh, yeah," he responds. "Go ahead, I'll be right there. I have to grab my light out of the car," he says stalling for time.
The Fire Lieutenant on-scene has become the Incident Commander until a senior officer arrives and is in the process of having the buildings checked for evacuation and everyone moved back so as not to cause further collapse. Into his radio he half yells, "Dispatch, make sure that the subway has been stopped on this track and verify that they are not involved in the collapse." The dispatcher acknowledges receipt of the Lieutenant's request for information.
As the first arriving EMS units pull up, they are instructed to stage their vehicles a safe distance from the collapse and await further instruction. Alex and Kim grab their equipment and meet up with Doc and Carlos. Doc continues up to the Incident Commander to notify him that EMS is on-scene and available to assist as the rest of them remain behind.
They see the flurry of activity and, in looking around, Kim notices that Jimmy is nowhere to be found. Alex can't find Ty and each looks at the other nervously, not wanting to voice their fears. They each hold their breath as they see Sully walking toward them with a distraught look in his face.
As Sully reaches Kim, Alex and Carlos, he is talking on his radio. "Davis, do you hear me? Davis, please respond."
At the same time Kim hears the Lieutenant's voice over the fire radio trying to contact Jimmy.
"Oh my God," Kim and Alex say at the same time. They both start to move toward the collapse, but Carlos grabs both by the arm to hold them back. "You can't help them if you go down too," he tries to reason with them.
Bosco has retrieved his small flashlight from the RMP and, after berating himself for his hesitation, he decides to face his fears once and for all. He has to know that he can do his job without having to worry about freezing up.
Bosco manages to circle around and comes out to the alley adjacent to the roadway where Jimmy, Davis and the car have disappeared. No one sees him as he maneuvers to the edge of the hole, looking down for his friends.
Static comes over Sully's radio. "It has to be Davis," thinks Sully. "Davis, can you hear me?" he asks getting no response. The only sound he hears is static. He looks at Faith and says, "That has to be him. The radio must be broken and all he can transmit is static."
"Davis, if you can hear me, push the transmit button quickly two times," he says. Everyone is quiet, despite the number of personnel going about their rescue jobs. Finally, there are two quick bursts of static. A brief cheer goes up. "Davis, are you okay?" Sully asks. Two quick bursts of static are heard. Sully smiles in relief, "Is Doherty with you?" Silence.
"Ty, is Jimmy with you?" Sully asks again. No response. The F.D. Lieutenant attempts to reach Jimmy on his portable radio and receives no response.
Bosco is still at the edge of the hole, not wanting to leave his friends stranded below. He knows that once he leaves that spot, he may never see or hear from them again.
Sully's radio crackles, "Central to 55-Charlie. We have contacted the subway system and have been advised that they have all trains halted at this time. One train, scheduled for your vicinity, is unaccounted for. They are unable to raise the engineer."
"10-4 Central," relies Sully. "Any word on the ETA for P.D. Lieutenant and the Department of Transportation?"
"55-Charlie. Lieutenant is in route with the DOT's senior engineer. Request that you move your vehicle to block traffic coming into your area 55-Charlie."
"Central, 55-Charlie was involved in the collapse and is out of service," advises Sully.
"Roger that 55-Charlie. 55-David, take over traffic control and we'll respond additional units to your location with barricades." Faith looks around to see if Bosco received the transmission to relocate their unit. She finally sees him at the edge of the collapse.
"Bosco!" yells Faith just as the edge crumbles and Bosco falls in behind Davis and Jimmy.
In the distance, numerous sirens are heard approaching.
By: PattiL61
Brief Summary: This story centers mainly around Officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli and Officer Ty Davis, Jr. It tells how one officer deals with his fears and the other deals with his inexperience. Both attempt to overcome their "inefficiencies" and work together to help their injured friend after a minor quake hits the New York City area.
Chapter One:
The shift starts in both stations of the 55 Precinct. The officers of the police department are talking about the latest news in the City - the minor tremor that struck during the early morning hours. They're not used to dealing with buildings shaking for any other reason than the train going by. And, it has come all too close to the September 11th attacks.
Faith is saying, "Man, my kids went crazy. They woke up out of a sound sleep and came running into bed with Fred and me. It took me a good two hours to get them calmed down again."
"And how long did it take you?" asks Bosco, remembering the dreadful feelings he experienced when the tremor hit. He still had problems with his memories of 9/11 and the tremor brought it all crashing back on him. He broke out in a cold sweat when it hit, with his memories flooding back. He picked up the phone to call Faith, but felt foolish. Instead, he just opened his windows despite the cool night air and tried for the rest of the night to get enough air.
Over at the fire station, the talk is the same. The Lieutenant is briefing the shift on all the calls the previous shift took after the tremor.
"Most of it was panic calls," reports the Lieutenant. "But, we did find some minor damage to some of the older buildings closest to where the tremor was centered. Nothing major, but be ready for more calls to inspect cracks in buildings that have been there and nobody noticed before." The crew groans. It's going to be a pretty hot day and they don't really want to be climbing around on buildings unless it's really necessary.
"Yeah, well you should see how many cardiac and panic calls EMS responded to last night," chimes in Doc. "It was a new record."
The police units head out to cover their sectors and have a fairly calm day. Right after their dinner break, Sully and Davis get sent to a call for a suspicious crack in the road. "What?" exclaimed Sully. "What the hell is a suspicious crack?" he grumbles to Davis.
"Maybe it's lurking suspiciously, Sul," chides Davis. "Should we respond lights and siren?" he continues to tease.
Sully just rolls his eyes and heads leisurely in the direction of the call. Bosco and Faith are closer to the call, but Bosco won't let Faith advise Central that they'll take the call.
"No Faith. We've been getting the majority of those calls today. Let Davis and Sully take this one. I want to finish my dinner," he whined.
"You know, Bos, my kids don't whine this much," Faith complains.
Bosco just makes a face and says, "Whatever," as he continues to eat.
"So, how'd you make out last night?" asks Faith, referring to his reaction to the tremor. She knows that he hasn't completely recovered despite what he tries to show. They have been partners too long. She can read him like a book.
He shrugs. "No big deal. I didn't even wake up. I heard it on the news in the morning," he lied. "Uh, good," Faith replies, not believing a word of it.
They're both enjoying their meals as they hear Sully come over the radio. "Central, this is 55-Charlie. We have inspected this 'suspicious crack' and you should notify the building and fire departments. It extends from the middle of the street through the sidewalk and into the foundation of the building. It should be checked for stability and to calm the residents."
Bosco starts to chuckle as he continues to listen. His chuckles are short-lived as he hears, "Central - respond 55-David over here for assistance in re-routing traffic until the area is cleared by the fire department."
"Did you hear the way he said that Faith?!" asks Bosco. "He doesn't really need us over there, he's just bustin' on me!"
"Yeah, Bos, it's all about you," replies Faith sarcastically.
The radio crackles, "Central to 55-David. Respond to 55-Charlie's location to assist with traffic."
Bosco grabs for the radio, but luckily Faith gets to it first. "10-4 Central. Show us in route," she says cheerily. She is laughing at Bosco's expense. "Yeah, well I'm bringing my dinner with me," he sneers defiantly.
***************
Jimmy is out of the rig talking to Sully and Davis as Bosco and Faith pull up. Sully walks over to 55-David as Jimmy and Davis continue discussing the 'suspicious crack," making jokes while they wait for the building department to okay the structure.
Sully is talking with Faith and Bosco, getting an earful from Bosco about being called to the scene. The Building Inspector is talking on his radio with one of his men inside the structure. The Inspector advises the Lieutenant that the building is unstable and should be evacuated while it is determined whether it can be saved or needs to be demolished.
Just then, everyone looks at each other as they feel another tremor. It is stronger than the last one, lasting about 2 minutes. People are streaming from their businesses and homes in fear of collapse.
As the tremor subsides, Jimmy looks down at his feet as Davis is noticing some cracked windows in the building in front of him. Jimmy taps Davis on the arm. "Look at this," he says pointing out to Davis that the crack has expanded and widened considerably.
"That can't be good," Davis replies lightly as the two turn to head back to their respective vehicles.
"Hey, doesn't the subway run under here..." Ty is cut off with the sound of a rumble. As Sully is just about to contact dispatch he glances over toward Davis and watches in horror as Davis, Jimmy and 55-Charlie disappear with the roadway as it collapses.
As emergency personnel begin to spring into action, the fire Lieutenant and Building Inspector order everyone away from the hole until it can be determined how unstable the area is, Sully is on the radio.
"Central, this is 55-Charlie. We've had a collapse of the roadway at this location. Respond the Lieutenant, additional police and fire units and EMS to this location forthwith. We have two confirmed personnel to be extricated from this collapse," he says solemnly. As he rushes toward the hole in the roadway, he prays that the car descended into the chasm faster than Davis and Doherty. He hears the additional units being dispatched over the radio. Faith starts to head for the collapse, but is stopped by the look on her partner's face.
"Bosco!" Faith says a third time before Bosco is brought back to the present. She notices a layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Are you okay?" she asks with concern. She knows he is okay for normal duties. She doesn't know if he can handle this type of situation yet. She makes a mental note to keep an eye on him.
"What? - Uh, yeah," he responds. "Go ahead, I'll be right there. I have to grab my light out of the car," he says stalling for time.
The Fire Lieutenant on-scene has become the Incident Commander until a senior officer arrives and is in the process of having the buildings checked for evacuation and everyone moved back so as not to cause further collapse. Into his radio he half yells, "Dispatch, make sure that the subway has been stopped on this track and verify that they are not involved in the collapse." The dispatcher acknowledges receipt of the Lieutenant's request for information.
As the first arriving EMS units pull up, they are instructed to stage their vehicles a safe distance from the collapse and await further instruction. Alex and Kim grab their equipment and meet up with Doc and Carlos. Doc continues up to the Incident Commander to notify him that EMS is on-scene and available to assist as the rest of them remain behind.
They see the flurry of activity and, in looking around, Kim notices that Jimmy is nowhere to be found. Alex can't find Ty and each looks at the other nervously, not wanting to voice their fears. They each hold their breath as they see Sully walking toward them with a distraught look in his face.
As Sully reaches Kim, Alex and Carlos, he is talking on his radio. "Davis, do you hear me? Davis, please respond."
At the same time Kim hears the Lieutenant's voice over the fire radio trying to contact Jimmy.
"Oh my God," Kim and Alex say at the same time. They both start to move toward the collapse, but Carlos grabs both by the arm to hold them back. "You can't help them if you go down too," he tries to reason with them.
Bosco has retrieved his small flashlight from the RMP and, after berating himself for his hesitation, he decides to face his fears once and for all. He has to know that he can do his job without having to worry about freezing up.
Bosco manages to circle around and comes out to the alley adjacent to the roadway where Jimmy, Davis and the car have disappeared. No one sees him as he maneuvers to the edge of the hole, looking down for his friends.
Static comes over Sully's radio. "It has to be Davis," thinks Sully. "Davis, can you hear me?" he asks getting no response. The only sound he hears is static. He looks at Faith and says, "That has to be him. The radio must be broken and all he can transmit is static."
"Davis, if you can hear me, push the transmit button quickly two times," he says. Everyone is quiet, despite the number of personnel going about their rescue jobs. Finally, there are two quick bursts of static. A brief cheer goes up. "Davis, are you okay?" Sully asks. Two quick bursts of static are heard. Sully smiles in relief, "Is Doherty with you?" Silence.
"Ty, is Jimmy with you?" Sully asks again. No response. The F.D. Lieutenant attempts to reach Jimmy on his portable radio and receives no response.
Bosco is still at the edge of the hole, not wanting to leave his friends stranded below. He knows that once he leaves that spot, he may never see or hear from them again.
Sully's radio crackles, "Central to 55-Charlie. We have contacted the subway system and have been advised that they have all trains halted at this time. One train, scheduled for your vicinity, is unaccounted for. They are unable to raise the engineer."
"10-4 Central," relies Sully. "Any word on the ETA for P.D. Lieutenant and the Department of Transportation?"
"55-Charlie. Lieutenant is in route with the DOT's senior engineer. Request that you move your vehicle to block traffic coming into your area 55-Charlie."
"Central, 55-Charlie was involved in the collapse and is out of service," advises Sully.
"Roger that 55-Charlie. 55-David, take over traffic control and we'll respond additional units to your location with barricades." Faith looks around to see if Bosco received the transmission to relocate their unit. She finally sees him at the edge of the collapse.
"Bosco!" yells Faith just as the edge crumbles and Bosco falls in behind Davis and Jimmy.
In the distance, numerous sirens are heard approaching.