"Sarah here is going to demonstrate how we put on our equipment when we get a fire call"

"I'm also going to be timed because we have to be ready and out the door in less than a minute in order to respond quickly"

"Go"

Karen quickly got into her equipment and was ready just as the person called out time

"Now then, sometimes we have faster response times because we might be just getting back when another call comes in which means that we're already dressed, other times there might be a busy period so we basically sleep in our pants just in case we get a call in the middle of the night keeping our turn coats and boots off and ready on the engine, but we never put our SCBA or self contained breathing apparatus as it's called until we get to the scene because sometimes we may not need that and while it's not exactly heavy it is extremely bulky and as such would be difficult to ride in. Now then we also have other equipment that helps us like..."

All of a sudden there was a high pitched noise and Karen simply moved around and the noise stopped

"That's my locator alarm, if I get trapped and am unable to move that alarm will go off allowing my fellow firefighters a chance to locate me and get me to safety. I also have another alarm in my air mask that tells me when I get too low on oxygen which tells me it's time to get out so that if need be I can switch tanks and continue the job"

"We also have other equipment that helps us do our jobs too"

The group continued to show some of the equipment and explaining what they do but finally they were done with the presentations for the day. When they got back everyone saw the two people in suits and Karen immediately recognized them

"Chief we need to talk in private"

"Use my office then"

The three of them go into the office so that they could talk

"So what's up?"

"We got him, he's actually dead, tried to shoot his way past five troopers, two DEA agents, three FBI agents and twelve US Marshals, and that was while backup was en route"

"So I can go home now?"

"Yes you can go home now, and we'll be with you so that we can explain the situation to both your Yellowstone bosses and your other bosses and Kevin"

"I thought it would take longer when you guys first told me"

"So did we, by the way now that he's dead the case is officially declassified and you can explain things to anyone you want to which will also go a long ways in explaining why we had to fake your death"

"A death that many EDC kids that knew me didn't believe in"

"True but still others did and they will need the back story in order to understand why you faked your death in the first place"

"True, I forgot about that so I guess it's a good thing that the case is declassified with his death, when exactly am I able to go home?"

"Give your two week notice today and once the two weeks are up you can go home"

"Good thing I basically lived like I could move at any time"

"Military life?"

"Firefighter life, that and the fact that as an EDC kid especially someone who's had to fake her death I knew that I would have to be ready to hear the news that I can go home at any time so I made sure I could move at any time, but yeah I guess part of it is military life"

"Though as a firefighter the military won't really be moving you anymore unless necessary and even then I think it will be temporary"

"True enough"

Karen and the FBI agents left the office and then Karen went to the chief and whispered something in his ears though no one knew exactly what, but what they did notice was Karen was back in the office with the chief and the door was once again closed

"Okay Sarah what's this about you needing a computer to write your two weeks notice, and right when two people who I don't even know show up"

"Okay first of all the two people out there are FBI agents, what's more they're my case agents. Second of all my name isn't Sarah, it's Karen, Karen Kerenai"

"Wait the same Kerenai who died early winter near Yellowstone National Park?"

"The very same. I know I lied to you but I had to, I won't go into detail now especially considering everything I need to do by the end of the day but I want to tell everyone my story tomorrow at my place seeing as how we have the day off tomorrow"

"I'm surprised you didn't have a resignation letter the moment you arrived considering what you just told me which is practically nothing at all"

"I know I was thinking about doing exactly that but I was drafted into the forest services pretty quickly and didn't have much of a chance then, afterwords it slipped my mind being as busy as we were once I was with you permanently because that one week vacation was exactly that, a vacation, though I did take certain precautions for my own safety"

"Okay fine you have permission to have a computer to write your resignation letter and I'll make sure the right people have it by the end of the day. Tomorrow though you'd better explain the full situation including just why FBI agents have you as a case"

"Don't worry you'll get answers tomorrow I promise"

By the end of the day Karen had written her resignation form and signed it making it official once she handed it over to the Captain and one of the Chief's had decided to check in on the station because of how busy they had been and she wanted to make sure everyone was okay so she also saw the resignation and also Karen's reason's why and the Chief accepted the resignation right then and there because the Chief herself knew what it was like starting over and needing to hide who you were. Back when the Chief was just ten her father witnessed something and when he turned that information over to the authorities he and her family had to go into Witness Protection. The Chief still hadn't contacted any of her old family members because the threat still hadn't passed, though she had told the Marshals that once the threat did pass she would leave Witness Protection. When the Chief saw her reasons she was amazed that there was a modified version of Witness Protection now, but then saw that it was the FBI that had arranged all of this and realized that Karen wasn't part of Witness Protection, at least not officially, she was just in deep hiding with the permission of the government

"So you're going to give full explanations to the crew tomorrow at your place?"

"Yes ma'am"

Just then more people in suits came but Karen didn't recognize these people and went into a defensive mode without being noticeable when she saw that the Chief did recognize them so she activated the contacts and saw that they were part of the US Marshals and as such she stood down and simply let the three talk about whatever it was that they needed to talk to her about. Once that was done the Chief went back over to Karen and asked to see her in the office

"Once it's announced that you're alive do you think that the EDC would be able to help someone get their life back after having been hidden by the government since she was ten years old?"

"Chief?"

"I was in Witness Protection until now, my dad witnessed something back when I was ten and the family was put into Witness Protection until such a time as it's safe to come home if we so choose. I was just given the paperwork stating I am now out of the program of my own choosing due to the fact that the danger has passed. If they do accept to help me I can be a firefighter for them though I will not have any military training under my belt"

"I'll see what I can do Chief, and we'll be announcing my return tomorrow after I talk to the crew that I've served with for months now"