We got dispatched to 325 S Centre St for a "brush fire". Now, first of all, 325 S. Centre St is just about smack dab in the middle of the city...not much brush anywhere. Well, my suspicion was initially correct. We pulled up to a Wendy's Restaurant with what looked like a bunch of mulch smoldering and a couple bushes/shrubs burning up. It didn't seam like much. It looked like a lot of smoke and a little fire that was pretty much contained and had no close exposures. So we pulled the booster line and proceeded to drown the smokey mess. As soon as we put water on it we got a nice surprise. The smoke quickly cleared and revealed that the shrubs had been placed there to conceal a big unsightly gas meter. (Check out the pictures- I took them with my phone so they are not the greatest) I guess we were lucky because the fire did not cause a leak. It did do some significant damage to the meter. LESSONS LEARNED: So once again, things aren't always as they seam to be. I sure wish I had not taken a knife to that possible gunfight.

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