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By: Anjel One

Anjel One — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:54:15 +0000

A neighbor in my building recently had to call the fire department because smoke was pouring out of the neighboring house’s window. The side of our building is a mere 5 feet reach from theirs.
We’re at 19th and Shotwell and could throw a rock and hit the fire house (and its fun training building).
Still, 5 fire trucks arrived (not all from the station across the street) along with the marshal in his truck.
A couple firepeople ran up and luckily it was only a kitchen fire that had managed to put itself out.

Why the massive response to a smoldering curtain?

Because of that 5 foot reach and the quaintness of our buildings. Supposedly because the homes in our neighborhood are old and close together, the likelihood of them going up like a pile of dry sticks is pretty high. So it is common practice to respond as if its a 4 or 5 alarm if the call is from certain part of the city.

Just burnt food for though.