Looking at the MetroFire box cards - If Arlington had 50 people jumping out the windows at the hotel on Mass Ave at the Cambridge border - and if Cambridge had 4 ladder companys operating at a towering dumpster fire 100 feet away - how many Cambridge Ladders would respond to the 10 alarm fire in Arlington? I reckon ZERO.
If Somerville had 300 people jumping out of the the new buildings at Assembly Square, how many Boston Ladders would respond? I reckon ZERO. If Watertown had 500 people jumping out of the condos on Greenough Blvd, how many Boston Ladders would respond on the 10 alarms? I reckon ZERO. If Brookline had 1,000 people jumping out of the highrises at Brookline Village, how many Boston Ladders would respond? I reckon ZERO. (actually Boston sends a Ladder to the fire on the 2nd alarm and the 5th alarm in Brookline, but what are the odds that L26 or TL10 would not be tied up on medical calls?) If Chelsea had everyone in the city jumping out the windows, how many Ladders would Boston send on the 20th alarm? I reckon ZERO. (But you know that is a trick question because there is no 20th alarm. But guess what - the answer is the same for the 10th alarm. No Boston Ladders are assigned on the 10 alarm running card for Chelsea!). Apparently someone is trying to burn Chelsea down (again). How about one more just for luck? If you are leaning out the window in Dedham, then hold your breath till a Quincy Ladder shows up on the 3rd alarm. Unless the Boston Ladder on the 2nd alarm saved you. Unless they went to the other side of your building. D'oh! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
