9/16/16 Truck-17

***....Truck-17....No Code response ladder assist to the mall. 2nd floor near the food court for a 14 year old male who is complaining he cannot get down from a ledge.... Caller is his sister who said he was shooting a viral video and his escape route fell. Truck 17 your time out is 1900....***

*I hear the call and get up from the living area.*

'You've got to be kidding me.'

*I walk out to the bay and put my bunker pants on.  I take my coat from the door and carry it into the cab as I get in and put on my headset.  I adjust the mic as Chuck starts up the truck.  I glance out of the mirror and see that our tiller man climb into his cab and he shortly calls it over the headset.*

'All right, guys.  Let's go rescue the daredevil.'

*We pull out of the station and start heading to the call.  I lean back in my seat and start trying to think of how this kid could be trapped and how we can get him down after I call us responding.*

" Truck-17 Cancel "

*I sigh as I hear the cancel. I pick up the mic as Chuck starts to get ready to turn us around.*

"Truck 17 copies Fire. We're available, returning to quarters."

*I clip the mic back and turn to the rest of the guys.*

'Could be worse. We could have been actually needed there.'

*The guys chuckle as we start to head back to quarters.*