I jumped on the back running board and grabbed the
rails. As we swung onto the street, I lost my grip on the
rails. I felt myself fly up in the air as we hit a bump. In a brief second, I wondered what it was going to be like to hit pavement. As I fell backward, the other 'plugman' reached over, caught me, and pulled me back to safety. He had been keeping his eye on me all the while...We pulled up at the fire scene. I was sick with fear but, surging with adrenalin.