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Returning to the same box store she’d left only an hour earlier, she found the parking lot was thankfully no longer full. Two firetrucks were on scene, and Toby was already geared up, heading toward the ladder truck that had just arrived with four volunteers who were waiting to receive orders.
Suzanne had on all her gear, her bulky turnout pants and jacket. She fastened it over Toby’s shirt, which she was still wearing, as she started over to him, putting on her helmet and thick gloves. The smoke coming from the large building wasn’t as heavy as she expected, but she was already assessing everything, making a plan, though she expected Toby to be on top of that. She was ready to shut down this fire before it grew into a blaze that would kill someone.
She spotted her brother with a few
