#celiat

Nate had been checking the equipment when the alarms went off. It’s instinct to gear up and go straight to the truck, but it still amazes him how people can be writing reports or even sleeping, then be in the truck in a span of a few seconds. Before he knew it they were already blocks away from their department, dispatch telling them the situation through their radio. The location is a storage unit and, while the fire currently isn’t much larger than a single unit, that may not be the case for long. Dispatch explained that it was the unit’s owner who had reported the fire, but the woman didn’t stay on the line long enough to talk about anything else. When they arrived on scene, Nate was the first out of the truck and quickly assessed the situation. The flames were licking at the nearby storage units, so he put two of his men in charge of containing it, then another two in charge of hooking up the hose. 

Of course it was then he heard something, or someone, moving in the unit. That’s when it occurred to him that they hadn’t come across the owner. After informing the closest of his men that he was going in, the man rushed into the unit. He didn’t have to look too hard for the person, as the unit wasn’t too large and she was the only thing moving besides the flames. “You need to get out of here!” He shouted, stepping into the other’s field of view so that she could see him. Of course then he noticed that she was carrying things, and he didn’t have to think hard about why. “It’s dangerous in here, we need to go!”