Fire Fighters: Tim Taps on Steam Pipe Saying He Is Alive

By Bells, stand by all stations. Attention! All districts! A civil armed fire! Five Bells moving immediately! That's it! Let's roll! Let's go... Firefighters! Presenting firefighters! The 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!

In just a moment we'll join Chief Cody and engine man Andy Parker, the man Tim Collins saved when he was overcome by accurate smoke in the storage loft fire. The loft blaze has proved to be a stubborn affair, and putting it out is an extremely tough and dangerous job, because the weight of the water soap bales threatens to bring the whole second floor tumbling down carrying the firemen with it.

We learn what this problem really means to Chief Cody in just a moment, right after this important message. Let's go, firefighters! Let's go to the two-story storage loft where Chief Cody, Andy Parker, the engine man, and Tim Collins are fighting the blazing upper story where bales of rags are stored.

Right now the fire is only a small part of their worries. The big danger is that the bales of rags that have gradually been soaking up water three times their weight will be too much for the floor to stand, and the whole second story with the three men will collapse.

Steve Cody has sensed this danger from the start, and finally has ordered Tim and Andy out of the loft before it crashes to the basement, carrying them with it. Alright, Tim. Andy. I'll bear out of here.

You've got two dangers with those bales soaking up water. Right, Chief. I agree. Come on, Tim. You get out of the ladder with the Chief Andy. We'll hurry it up, Tim. You may go any minute.