SEEN IT ALL NOW

Nice DAY, no runs untill 6.00 pm then all hell broke loose. Tones drop for prison riot, inmates setting prison on fire. First two engines companys arrive to light smoke, then it broke loose building after building went up in flames. We had a three alarm fire at this time, then at 10:30 pm the chief called all hands fire; this was going to be long night. We had four more companys coming in total, it was a 7 alarm fire and then fire units from from the city and a surrounding county sent crews, in all we had a 9 alarm fire not including other departments and countys on stand by. With all our units fighting this massive fire. All of a suddden we all felt sick, our face on fire, eyes watering couldn't breath!! It was CS gas, and we did not have time to pull back. There we were all 100 of us being covered. Firefighters can go through anything including takeing CS gas, hot temps, hot fire, and alot of hand jacking house with swat teams and riot teams all around. And at the end of the day what do you have, well I'll tell you for all of us that have been to the big one, and im talking this year alone [Ice storms of 2009, Floods of 2009 and finally Riots of 2009 all in one department this is what you get alot of] Firefighters protecting each other and getting the damn job done. No injurys and tired fireman but at the end of a 24 hour fire, you see nothing but brothers and sister smileing cause they completed the hardest job of the year. This is why we run in when everyone else is running out, this is what it takes to be a real firefighter, and you know what, Damn it was fun thank you LT JOHNSON. I would also like to say thank you to all the following departments: Boyle County Fire, Danville City Fire, Burgin Fire,Boyle EMS, Mercer EMS, and all Law enforcement.