REKINDLED (LOGAN COUNTY LOVE #1) BY ROXANNE BLACKHALL – eBook Details Online
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Flames leaped and crackled, tearing up the side of the makeshift building
inside the Fire Research Lab, casting shifting orange-and-yellow light on
the walls of the warehouse. Drea swallowed against the lump in her throat.
Even through her respirator, the ashy air was sickly sweet from starter fuel
mixed with the scent of burning pine. She clenched her fists and forced
herself to watch as the ATF fire crew hauled out hoses. When the first hiss
of water produced a cloud of steam, a tendril of panic coiled in her chest.
She sucked in a sharp breath, refusing to give in to the rising tide of fear.
“Hey, Hidalgo!” The shout came from her side, and she tore her gaze
away from the flames to Gabe Mattix, who had her mask pushed back,
eyebrows knitted together. “I called your name three times. You okay, kid?”
Drea flipped her off—she’d known Mattix for years, their
communication ranging from high fives to the bird—and shoved her mask
back.
“I’m good.” She steeled herself and turned to the group of trainees. “The
purpose of this little exercise, aside from giving those hose jockeys an
excuse to impress us all, is to encourage observation. You’ll see things
during the active phase of a fire that are clues.”
She ignored the scoffing laugh of one trainee. Peter Adams was an
incurable smart-ass, but Drea thought he had the makings of a good
investigator if his ego would stop getting in the way. She cleared her throat
and addressed the group.
“What color were the flames? How about the smoke? These things can
tell you a lot about the fire. What suppression methods were used? How
long did it take?”
“I know all this shit. When are we gonna get in there and do something?”
Drea turned to face the trainee, and he had the sense to shut up.
“Well, Mr. Adams. Since you know it all, perhaps you would be so kind
as to turn your back.”
He blew out an exaggerated sigh, but she waved her hand at him and
waited until he turned around.
“Good. Think about the perimeter. Anything combustible?”
She didn’t have to see his face to know he had no clue. The
uncomfortable shifting of his shoulders told the story.
“No, ma’am.” His response came out sounding confident.
“Turn around and look again,” Drea replied.
Adams turned and glared at her, then at the building. Drea pulled out her
stopwatch, punched the button and waited for the ah-ha moment. It came
nearly a minute and a half later when his eyebrows rose, and a muttered,
“Shit,” escaped his lips.
“There’s a gas grill on the northeast side.” He mumbled the words, barely
audible in the noisy warehouse.
“Thank you.” She turned the stopwatch, showing him the numbers, and
Adams cringed.
“I’ll repeat myself.” Drea addressed the class again. “The purpose of this
little exercise is to encourage observation. If you rely on what you know, or
think you know, you will fail to truly observe, and you will miss things.
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