Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Time of the Fourth Horseman
“The buildings smoldered as people poured from them in a terrified rout. Only two fire trucks were on the north side of the hospital, and the water they pumped came in an inadequate stream.
Harry pulled the van alongside the nearest fire truck and rushed out, his emergency kit under his arm. “Who’s in charge here?” he shouted at the first fireman he saw.
The fireman gestured with his thumb. “Captain Gottschalk. He’s over there.” The fireman frowned at Harry. “Who are you?”
Harry flashed the badge on his emergency kit. “Doctors,” he said, and set off at a run for the car the fireman had indicated.
The man in the car was too old for this kind of job. His lined face and bristly white hair put his age over sixty. He was talking on the radio to another unit. “Then bring $rsquo;em around toward the river. There’s got to be a way to get a firebreak.”
Knocking perfunctorily on the window, Harry held his kit where the captain could see the medical badge, then he waited while the captain finishe...d his conversation.MoreLess
Harry pulled the van alongside the nearest fire truck and rushed out, his emergency kit under his arm. “Who’s in charge here?” he shouted at the first fireman he saw.
The fireman gestured with his thumb. “Captain Gottschalk. He’s over there.” The fireman frowned at Harry. “Who are you?”
Harry flashed the badge on his emergency kit. “Doctors,” he said, and set off at a run for the car the fireman had indicated.
The man in the car was too old for this kind of job. His lined face and bristly white hair put his age over sixty. He was talking on the radio to another unit. “Then bring $rsquo;em around toward the river. There’s got to be a way to get a firebreak.”
Knocking perfunctorily on the window, Harry held his kit where the captain could see the medical badge, then he waited while the captain finishe...d his conversation.MoreLess
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