| Part Two: Previously: Station 51 are at a brush fire Authors Notes: *********** "We�re out of here!" yelled Johnny to Roy's questionable look. Roy nodded and started pulling the house towards the truck. TONES DROPPED "Squad 51, LA County what is your status?" "La Squad 51 available with Engine 51." said Captain Stanley. "10-4 Squad 51 stand by for respones. Roy and Johnny handed Cap the hose, and ran to the squad as the tones sounded. "Squad 51, Fireman injured! Over turned tractor Devils Turn Pike, 20 miles north of your location." said Sam "10-4 Squad 51" said Johnny into the mic. They headed towards the scene. As they drove they found themselves surrounded by fire and burning trees. "Should be right around here somewhere." said Roy hardly above a whisper. They continued to scan both sides of the road. "Squad 51" came Sam�s voice. "Squad 51 go ahead." said Johnny. "Squad 51 cancel misinformation on the location squad 110 is in the area and will handle the call." "10-4 " said Johnny Roy killed the siren but not the lights. "figures" said Johnny with discuss in his voice. Johnny looked around and sat up straight. "Uh Roy, you noticed were surrounded by fire?" he asked worried. "Yeah" he said "Were in a very bad way here." said Roy looking at Johnny�s eyes got wide and he yelled. "WATCH IT ROY!" Roy looked at what Johnny was warning him about a burning tree was falling in the path of the squad. Roy braked and tried to turn right to keep from letting the tree fall right on the squad. when the tree fell it side swip the squad, as the squad passed it going down an embankment. Roy fought hard to keep control of the squad as it went down the embankment. suddenly everything went black. Johnny opened his eyes and looked around. Fire and smoke was everywhere. the squad sat still at the base of a large revine. Johnny then check to see if all his limbs were still working. He moved his right leg a little to feel sheering pain run down it. "Broken" he said out loud. "ROY!" He said suddenly. He found his friend bent over the steering wheel not moving. "Roy?" he said softly. Roy moaned a little. "Roy can you hear me?" asked Johnny running his hands down Roy's back. "Roy do you hurt any where?" he asked. "Head" came a raspy voice. "Does your back hurt or anywhere else?" he asked "No. You ok?" asked Roy Johnny was having a hard time hearing him. "Roy can you sit up?" asked Johnny. Roy groaned a little as he pushed himself upright with Johnny help. "You never answered my question?" rasped Roy. "Sorry, yeah hurt my leg is all." said Johnny "now let me look at that head." said Johnny. Roy turned a little to face Johnny and gasped as pain shot threw his left side. "WHAT?" asked Johnny worried as he watched Roy closed his eyes tight and was trying to slow his breathing before he answered. "Pain left side" he managed through gasp of air. Roy opened his eyes and looked out. "Where are we?" he asked. "In a tight fix." said Johnny touching Roy�s left side. Roy winched in pain and began to cough. "Easy pal" said Johnny. After a minute Roy's coughing settled down. he leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes. "Are you ok?" asked Johnny. Roy nodded slightly. "We've gotta get you out of here. That fire is getting closer." said Johnny. He grabbed the radio and pushed the button and said "LA Squad 51 do you copy?" he got no response. "No response must be the hills dead zone." said Roy still fighting his breathing. "You hush! You were told no talking." said Johnny. "Johnny give me a break.'' said Roy. "Shhhhh!" said Johnny again. "Where is the handi talk?" Roy shrugged his shoulders and leaned forward to look for the handi talk. he suddenly leaned back again in the seat and closed his eyes and tried take some deep breaths, only to cause him to cough. He covered his mouth with his hand. When he stopped coughing, Johnny looked at him. Roy�s face told him something was wrong. "What�s wrong?" asked Johnny. Roy took his hand down form his mouth and looked at his hand as did Johnny. There was blood on his hand. "OH gheesh Roy!" said Johnny looking at the blood. Johnny pulled a rag from behind the seat. Roy wipe off his hand "Johnny....'' "Yeah Roy?" he asked. " I don't feel so hot." said Roy. "Just relax I'm going get the drug box and the bio phone." said Johnny. He open his door and jumped out, he almost fell when he put pressure on his right leg. He steady himself using the side of the squad. He then figured his leg was only sprain not broken then he hobbled to the back of the squad and got the bio phone and drug box and hobbled back to join Roy. he sat the bio phone on the seat and hooked it up and turned it on. "Rampart Base this is Squad 51 do you copy over?" he awaited a minute and then again said "Rampart Base this is Squad 5.... do you copy over?" Dixie heard Johnny the second time. She was with Dr. Brackett. "Funny they were canceled on that run." said Dixie. "Rampart Base go head 51" said Brackett. Johnny sighed a little bit of relief and said "Rampart we've been involved in an accident and the squad is in a revine. Our radio to LA dispatcher is out can you notify them. We are on Devils turn pike 20 minutes from Engine 51's last position. Fire is on all sides of us and we have no way out." said Johnny. "10-4 51, Dixie is calling them now. Are you guys alright?" asked Brackett. "Doc yes and no, I'm fine, I got a sprain ankle but it looks ok. Roy's in big trouble. He was unconscious for a while after we crashed. he's got a nasty head injury bleeding under control. However he is experiencing sever pain on the left side when he moves. He is also coughing up blood Doc." said Johnny. Dr. Brackett could tell by his voice he was worried about his friend. "Johnny can you get to your equipment and start an iv?" asked Brackett "Yeah doc. but he's sitting in the squad doc, I'm afraid to move him out of it. The smoke is getting thicker and we're going have to put on an air mask soon. The fire is getting closer and if we don't get help soon were really going be in trouble." said Johnny "Johnny LA advises they are sending help, if its possible turn on the lights and siren." said Dixie. "10-4 Rampart." said Johnny. "Johnny maybe you can move Roy to the back of the squad. He needs to lay down." said Brackett. "Ok Doc I'll try." Johnny said then coughed a couple of times. The smoke was getting worse and the fire closer. "Squad 51 once you get him moved start 2 iv's with ringers and monitor closely." said Brackett. "10-4 rampart." said Johnny, as he then closed the radio and placed the boxes on the back of the squad. he then hobbled around to Roy's side of the squad. Roy had heard all that was said "Roy, you got to help me ok. I know it's going hurt a lot but we have to get up on the back of the squad and lay you down." "I heard it let's do it." snapped Roy. "This is going hurt." said Roy. "You know what? When you are injured, you become a real grouch!" said Johnny as he helped Roy turn to face the door. Roy gasped with the pain he felt shooting through his side. "you ok?" asked Johnny stopping when he heard Roy gasp. Roy was trying desperately to get his breathing under control but couldn't. "Can't ge..get .... my...my breath..." came Roy�s raspy voice through gasp for air. "Try to calm down, I got to move you so we can get up off the ground." Roy nodded. Johnny helped him slide down to the ground. Roy almost went down on Johnny but was having a hard time keeping conscious and Johnny could bearly hold his own weight on his ankle let alone Roy's whole body also, but Johnny found the strength somewhere and he and Roy made it to the back of the squad. Roy was bearly conscious by now and having a very hard time breathing. Once Johnny got Roy on the squad and laid him down. He got Roy�s mask and air bottle out of the squad, he also went around and got the oxygen tank. He placed a nasal canula on Roy and then placed his mask with oxygen on him. After a few minutes Roy seemed to be breathing better. Johnny got off the squad and got on his gear. he then got inside the squad and turned on the lights and siren. He knew Engine 51's crew would be looking for them. TBC |