Fire Fighters: Towboat Owner Is Mad At Firefighters

Five bells, stand by all stations. Attention, all districts. A fire alarm fire, five bells. Move in immediately. That's it. Let's roll. Let's go! Fire fighters! Presenting, fire fighters. 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 minute, we'll join Tim Collins' rookie fireman in his wild-ass to the scene of his first real fire. You remember the chief Cody is just assigned Tim to one of the finest hook-and-letter outfits in the whole fire department, old three ones, the company in which Tim's father began his great career many years ago.

And now Tim is racing to report for duty to fire in the warehouse district, to which his company has been called by a third alarm. Before we join Tim Collins' rookie fireman, here's a message for you.

Let's go firefighters! Let's go to the Fire Department headquarters, where Chief Cody is just assigned Tim Collins to the hook and ladder company of his choice. The famous old three-ones company. Tim has his boots, helmet and firefighters coat.

He's all ready to report to three-ones at four o'clock sharp for duty with a second platoon, when suddenly the call-bellied headquarters begins to range. Older Collins, that's a third alarm. Box three-two, that's Clark and Montague on the warehouse district.

And the third alarm from that box, the headquarters company turns out. What in place is this keeping? Oh, there they go, Chief. Heh heh, that's more like it. Thirty seconds can make all the difference when the fire threatens to get out of control.

Yes sir, sir, may I be dismissed on a second, all three ones, and two to roll for an alarm at clock and modding you, and that was a third. The third alarm means the battalion chief needs extra help.