“He’d barely arrived at the Cantrell house, got the barbecue heating, and started to shape ground beef into patties when Lark’s pager had beeped. A moment later she flew out the door. Eric turned to Mary, who shrugged philosophically and stepped over to tend the deep fat fryer that Lark had deserted. “Weekdays, she works regular hours. Evenings and weekends, she doesn’t have to respond unless she’s the duty officer. That person has the duty vehicle and is first to respond to a call. If she’s not... duty officer, then she decides whether to go.” “Based on?” Jayden, who, in his walker, was standing at the sink painstakingly washing lettuce leaves, answered. “How bad the incident is, how much ap-pa-ra-tus they need, how many firefighters are needed.” He paused. “And when it happens. Like, Friday nights she’ll usually go, because a lot of the guys are drinking beer.” “It also depends on what she’s doing,” Mary said as she lifted the basket out of the fryer and dumped French fries onto paper towels.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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