“Hey, Cap,” said Tommy Falco, “what do you want us to do with her?” Every fiber in Jay’s body wanted to speed up and get as far away as possible. Every human instinct told him to run, back to his firehouse then home to his family. But if a firefighter followed raw instincts, he’d never charge into a burning building. Ladder 6 had already moved past two burn victims they saw on the way in. They still hadn’t fought a fire or rescued anyone. If Ladder 6 survived this day, Jay wanted his men to look themselves in the mirror and say the phrase he lived by: “I was a fireman today.” Jay turned to
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