Chapter 2
It was 0630 Monday morning in Station One of the Zanja City Fire Department, and Dane reported for work dressed in the trim uniform of navy pants and shirt of the city’s professional firefighters. Excitement pulsed through his veins. A new town, new friends, and the new title of arson investigator in work he loved. It didn’t get much better than that.
He waited for Captain Stamford Emerson in front of the trophy case on the first floor of the pleasant, two story brick firehouse. Glancing in, he saw that Robert Barrington was well represented—honored by Optimists International as State Firefighter of the Year, multiple wins for Bear and Blood in various events in the local muster, commendations for training and community service, and a Meritorious Service Award from the County o
