Last night I stayed the night at a fire station in a suburb outside of Melbourne. This was incorporated into the project I am working on here so that my team could get a better idea of what happens with fire fighters when they are on the job.
I arrived at the station around 5:30 pm with dessert. Everyone told us that we should have some type of food for them. All of the firefighters were very welcoming and friendly. They showed me around the station and had me lay out my gear so that I would be ready to go.
Not five minutes after I arrived, the alarm started sounding and they all yelled at me to hurry up. As soon as I started running to the trucks the emergency speaker said “Welcome Jackie. Have a great night at the station.” They thought that it was the funniest joke. They even gave me a print out of the “incident” report that they made up for that to happen.
Around 6:30 we ordered fish and chips from a small place down the road and 3 of us set off in the rescue truck to pick it up. I had never actually ridden in a fire truck before so I thought it was pretty cool.
Over the rest of the evening we watched a footy game on TV – complete with a money pool on what the final score would be. By midnight, we had already responded to three calls. None of them were anything that exciting but it was very cool to be able to turn out with them!
Overall it was a great experience!
xo,
Jaclyn
I love the practical joke! That is hysterical! I wish they had recorded it!!! I am glad you got to experience this during your trip! ❤️