The smell of burned wood is heavy in the air as the crew from Engine 3 begins to make up from the fire in the two story house. Arriving third due, the 3 engine saw fire rolling out of the back of the house. They used an 1.75 line to protect the rear stairs so Ladder 2 could grab the kid left sleeping while parents were out drinking down the street. The kid may make it and the truckies are smiling because it was a good grab. “Gunga!” yells out the Lieutenant assigned to this tour on the 3 engine. “Din!” yells out the rest of the crew as other firefighters smile and shake their heads. Crews from the house on Din Street adopted the saying partly because of the famous movie and also, as one district chief explains it, those guys are nuts. Repacking hose not among his favorite duties, Joe Bredzelek has a mini scowl on his face but he feels good because the crew pinned the advance of the fire allowing the boisterous truckies to make a rescue. Then the 3 engine put the fire out. At least, that’s how it will go down in the emails sent out once the crew is back at 3 House. Joe pauses and then, at the top of his lings, screams “GUNGA!” “DIN!”
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The Three House
