An Un-Natural Fire Burns

Geoffrey was upset.  He was tired and exhausted and dirty and needed a soak in the tub.  He was covered in grime from head to toe and his protective helmet, coat and overhauls were worse.  He had just come off of a 6 hour shift and his muscles felt like they were going to melt off his bones they burned so much.

Geoffrey sighed, resolved himself and said in his commanding voice, “Silence!”

After his squad calmed down and turned to face him standing on the rail of his truck runner board just to the left of one of the pump intakes, he took a deep breath and prepared to speak again.

“The fire tonight was not started by natural causes.” Geoffrey stated in what was almost an inaudible voice. 

Everyone heard every word despite the low volume and they all burst out at one talking, yelling and questioning Geoffrey and everyone else at the same time.

“Of course it wasn’t natural, haven’t I been saying all along . . .”

“Not natural?  How could it not be natural?”

“I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!”

“Well, there just couldn’t be anyway a fire could rage that long, not just on one night but several in a row. ”

“Silence!” Geoffrey commanded “I will not stand for another out burst like that again.  Now shut up and listen.  I will not repeat this and I will not hear any questions tonight.  We are all tired and need to prepare ourselves for another shift.”

That last statement floored everyone.  Another Shift? Now, Geoffrey really had their attention!

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