The bar is crowded. Music is blaring out loud. There's a fight in the back near the pool tables. One of the guys pulls out a knife and stabs the other. He pulls the knife back out of the man's stomach and quickly puts it away before he leaves the bar in a hurry. Soon after he runs out the bar returns to normal.
"Yo someone call the police he's been stabbed!" A man yells
The crowd circles around the person who was stabbed. Then there are screams and then nothing everything became quiet for an instant before an explosion rocked the building. Glass shattered from the windows.
Bosco was driving 55 David down the street when it happened, suddenly. The force of the explosion threw a person out the front window of the bar and into the windshield of the RMP.
"What the?" Bosco asks
"55 David to Central we need medics and fire at 123 and Lex- the building just exploded." Faith radios as she and Bosco get out of the RMP to assess the situation.
"10-4 David" The reply came over the radio
The guys had just sat down to pizza after their previous call. They wanted to get a quick bite to eat and then relax for the rest of the evening. But the alarm stopped any plans of that happening.
"Squad 55, Ladder 100, Adam 55-3, Boyd 55-3 respond for an explosion with injuries 123 and Lexington- PD on scene" the voice came across the speakers.
Walsh dropped his slice on his plate. "That's the 4th time tonight!" He exclaimed as he got up from the table to go to the rig
"Yeah we're never gonna get to eat." DK added
They quickly dressed in their bunker gear and climbed into the cab. The red and white lights reflect of the interior of the building and then off of the police precinct across the street. The squad led the parade of fire apparatus up the street.
Bosco and Faith were helping the victims who had made it to the door. They were helping them cross the street to the relative safety. Soon they were joined by Sully and Candyman in 55 Charlie.
"Where the hell's the fire department?" Bosco exclaims as he hears the screams coming from inside the burning building.
"Bosco don't!" Faith says when she realizes what her partner was preparing to do. "Bosco!"
Bosco ran into the building and was soon greeted by the heavy smoke and high heat. He lowered himself to the floor hoping that it would help him to see the victims still trapped inside. It did no good, the smoke was too thick.
The fire units began pulling on the scene.
Lt. Johnson immediately transmitted a 10-75 for the working fire. He sized up the building quickly- 4 stories, brick.
"Jimmy, Joe get a line in there." Lt Johnson orders, "Tommy get that line in operation!"
Faith approached. "Lt. Johnson, Bosco's in there." She called out
Lt. Johnson looked at her for a moment. "Billy, DK get in there and get Bosco the hell out of there!"
Jimmy turned to Lombardo, "Bosco's inside? Is he STUPID or what?"
Tommy had opened the hydrant and Jimmy had water. He began to attack the flames. He decided to try to bank the water down from the walls because he had no idea where the victims were and he didn't want to risk a direct hit to them.
Engine 78 pulled on scene and set up behind Ladder 100. Lt. Gamble approached Lt. Johnson.
"Where do you need us?" Gamble asked
"Can you get your crew around the back to do an attack and sweep, we have an unknown amount of people trapped inside." Lt. Johnson advised
"Got it." Gamble turned to his crew. "Taylor, Jenson, Collins, Adams get a line in the back of that building, search for any trapped." He ordered
"Got it Lieu!" Taylor said as she grabbed a haligan and led the group around the back of the building.
Soon Walsh and DK were able to get into the building and begin searching. They found Bosco near the bar. Walsh quickly grabbed him to get him out. He coughed a bit.
"Go get checked out." Walsh said
"I'm fine." Bosco said
Captain Elchisak appeared on the scene due to the fact that the RMP had been hit, so to speak. He was a bit confused.
"Bosco what the hell happened?" He demanded but before Bosco could speak he added, "Actually, better yet- YOU go get checked out."
"I'm fine Cap." Bosco replies
"That WASN'T a suggestion." He stared down at him.
Faith escorted Bosco to the back of Adam 55-3. Doc and Jerry looked at him.
"What happened to you?" Doc asks
Faith didn't give Bosco time to answer before she chimed in, "My partner here decided to run into a burning building."
Doc and Jerry looked at Bosco.
"Are you stupid?" Jerry asked
"Yeah, I'd say a cop running into a burning building is pretty stupid." Doc said
"Very funny." Bosco coughed
Doc put him on oxygen. "Use it." He said
Walsh and DK made their way back into the building. Jimmy and Lombardo were busy fighting the fire. They crawled into the billiard room where Taylor and Collins had just made their way into as well. They found a man trapped under an overturned billiard table.
"We got one trapped here!" Walsh says
DK and Walsh tried to get him out, but it was useless, the table was too heavy for them.
"You got it?" Taylor asked
"We're gonna need your help. Table's too heavy for just one of us to lift." Walsh says
"Okay." Taylor nods.
Walsh, DK, and Collins all line up along the table while Taylor sets up to pull the victim out.
"On three." Walsh begins, "One… two… three."
The guys lift the table and Taylor slides the man out.
"I got him." Taylor says
The guys lower the table and then kneel back down.
"Which way is closer?" Walsh asks
"Probably the front, we had too many obstacles to deal with." Taylor responded
"Okay. You searched the back of the building right?" Walsh asked
"Yeah. It's clear." Taylor said
"Alright, then let's get out of here." Walsh said as the four of them made their way out with the victim.
They reached the outside of the building and watched as the guys on the hose lines finished extinguishing the fire. They helped with mop up and then they wrapped everything up. They climbed back into the rig to head back to the house.
"Alright, can we try this one more time?" Lombardo asks
"What you hungry or something?" DK cracks
"Famished." Lombardo replies
"It'll take a long time till you melt away to nothing." Walsh cracks
"Very funny." Lombardo laughs
Tommy backs the Squad into the bay and they all climb out. Jimmy spots Bosco across the street.
"Let's go eat." DK says
"I'll be right there." Jimmy says as he walks across the street.
"How ya doin' Bosco?" Jimmy asks
Bosco pauses. "I'm fine." He says
"That was really stupid, you know that?" Jimmy smirks
"Well if you bucket heads had been there I wouldn't have had to." Bosco said
"Sorry, we were busy doing a real job." Jimmy snipped
"Yeah sittin' on your ass all day doesn't count as a real job." Bosco snapped back
Jimmy went to hit Bosco for the comment before he felt himself being held back. DK and Walsh had followed him across the street.
"Jimmy don't." Walsh said
Bosco was ready to fight Jimmy, but Faith pushed him away.
"Let's go Bosco." She said
Jimmy freed himself from his coworker's restraint and walked back across the street. Walsh and DK followed behind him. They went up the stairs and sat down at the table to finish the pizza. They enjoyed just getting to sit back and relax for the rest of the shift.
