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Fire Fighters: Story Is Completed

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station. A true to life story of our unsung heroes who stand ready to ride by day or night against our most murderous enemy, the demon of fire.

Just a minute we'll drop in a Chief Cody's office in Fire Department headquarters to hear the climax of his story of old-time firefighting, his account of the famous big fire that nearly destroyed the city years ago.

But first, we have time for this message. Oh, Firefighters! go to Chief Cody's office at Fire Department headquarters where you remember he is telling Fireman Tim Collins' brother and sister Jimmy and Trudy about the big fire in the old days back in the times when his Chief Cody says, My kids?

That was when my own dad was the lieutenant of Hooken Ladder 3-1s and his driver, the man who had charge of the horses, was your own grandfather Tim Collins. And just a moment ago Chief Cody described the start of the big fire when with a strong wind blowing and alarm was sounded from district 12 down by the waterfront when

town fire marshal Baker reached the scene and he found that boat block of buildings to supply watch yourself Marshall and wind is driving the fire right down on us we've got to move back where did start Collins in rapidly hope is Marshall a hundred hundred hey what up like paper now it's a lumpy yeah

we'll try to save the harness factor you and Jim and turn that water on the harness backway let the lovely yard go Marshal Baker! Here, Lieutenant Colley! We've had a half hour equipment! We can't pull back!

What are you talking about? Look there, Marshal! Two blocks away! This jumped ahead of us! That's murderous wind! The wind is throwing great chunks of flame into those roofed after Marshal! The fire's racing ahead of us!

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