The Fire

A fire begins in a mall parking lot.

A kid is the first to notice this fire on his way to get something from his Mom's car. Like any well raised kid would, he pulls out his cell phone and dials 911.

The Operator picks up, " Emergency, how might I help you?"

Kid: "THERE'S A FIRE!"

Operator: "O.K., where at Sweetie?"

Kid: "It's at the Mall parking lot."

Operator: "Alright, can you describe the fire. How big is it? Where is it?"

Kid: "Uh, it's bigger than me. It's tall."

Operator: "Well how big are you honey?"

Kid: " The Doctor said I'm 4 ft."

Operator: " I'm not sure that helps me, is there any other way you can describe it."

The Kid had this part prepared. He had just recently watched Rescue Me and new exactly what to do.

Kid: " Well it's a One Alarm fire."

The Operator calms down. She begins to put in the call to the Fire Department.

Operator: "OK Sweetie, the firefighters will be there soon, just stay away."

Kid: "Ok, but now it's a 2 alarm fire."

The Operator freezes. She changes the description of the fire and sends in another fire team.

Operator: "Alright Sweetie, get inside away from the fire now. Can you do that?"

Kid: " Yes I can, but now it's a 3 alarm fire!"

The Operator panics. She begins to call in the nearest counties department. She screams into the phone. She drops the phone and runs into the bathroom to try and calm down.

The Fire department arrives in a rush. They look for the dark clouds of the fire. They spot the smoke, but look for me, as the only thing they can see is a small car fire. They search the area looking for any sign of a large fire. They find nothing.

How could this possibly be a 3 alarm fire they ask?

They attempt to listen to see if they might hear any screams. The only thing they can hear are 3 car alarms.