Rachelle Hampton

You know, you get when you feel like something might be starting to go wrong, but everyone else thought Grace's rationale was just fine. So Kennedy's like, maybe I'm just overreacting. And, you know, somehow Grace seems to have found some room in the budget because right after she takes over ordering inventory, some fancy new snacks start appearing in the firehouse.

You know, you get when you feel like something might be starting to go wrong, but everyone else thought Grace's rationale was just fine. So Kennedy's like, maybe I'm just overreacting. And, you know, somehow Grace seems to have found some room in the budget because right after she takes over ordering inventory, some fancy new snacks start appearing in the firehouse.

I'm so glad you asked. We're talking Spindrift. We're talking Himalayan sea salt popcorn. We're talking goji berries and things labeled cacao instead of chocolate.

I'm so glad you asked. We're talking Spindrift. We're talking Himalayan sea salt popcorn. We're talking goji berries and things labeled cacao instead of chocolate.

Kennedy is not exactly complaining because who doesn't love a fancy snack? I mean. She's like, ah, how bad could it be? But that feeling in her chest returns when she's suddenly taken off scheduling, which she's also been responsible for for the past two years. If ordering inventory was one of Kennedy's favorite jobs, scheduling was her absolute favorite.

Kennedy is not exactly complaining because who doesn't love a fancy snack? I mean. She's like, ah, how bad could it be? But that feeling in her chest returns when she's suddenly taken off scheduling, which she's also been responsible for for the past two years. If ordering inventory was one of Kennedy's favorite jobs, scheduling was her absolute favorite.

She had inherited this monthly scheduling tradition from the previous assistant chief, where one Sunday a month she would get the whole crew together for a big dinner at the firehouse and everyone looked forward to it. which means that morale on the crew takes a sharp drop when, without warning, Grace says that Sunday dinner isn't in the budget. Oh, because you're spending on the snacks.

She had inherited this monthly scheduling tradition from the previous assistant chief, where one Sunday a month she would get the whole crew together for a big dinner at the firehouse and everyone looked forward to it. which means that morale on the crew takes a sharp drop when, without warning, Grace says that Sunday dinner isn't in the budget. Oh, because you're spending on the snacks.

The fancy snacks do remain. Grace also has a new idea for scheduling that she wants to implement. So the shifts everyone worked used to be 48 hours. And if you're on call for your shift, that means that you have to be within 10 minutes of your car. So no hiking, which is a big deal on *** Island. It means that you can't drink any alcohol. Makes sense.

The fancy snacks do remain. Grace also has a new idea for scheduling that she wants to implement. So the shifts everyone worked used to be 48 hours. And if you're on call for your shift, that means that you have to be within 10 minutes of your car. So no hiking, which is a big deal on *** Island. It means that you can't drink any alcohol. Makes sense.

And it also means that you need to have child care lined up in case you get called in. So if you get a call during work, then you're expected to leave. But all of that changed when Grace unilaterally changed the shifts from 48 hours long to a whole week long.

And it also means that you need to have child care lined up in case you get called in. So if you get a call during work, then you're expected to leave. But all of that changed when Grace unilaterally changed the shifts from 48 hours long to a whole week long.

And Grace's justification is that this new schedule allowed more people to be on call at any given moment so that they would never be understaffed for a fire. This causes a lot of grumbling. Because finding childcare on an island of 2,000 people for a 48-hour shift was hard enough, but a whole week? Jeez. It's at this point that I would personally have done a mutiny.

And Grace's justification is that this new schedule allowed more people to be on call at any given moment so that they would never be understaffed for a fire. This causes a lot of grumbling. Because finding childcare on an island of 2,000 people for a 48-hour shift was hard enough, but a whole week? Jeez. It's at this point that I would personally have done a mutiny.

But then I have to remember that half the fire department is either Williams or married to one or related to one. And they're all so proud of Grace for being chief. None so much as Grace's father, Elijah. Elijah Williams has been volunteering for the fire department for as long as Kennedy has been in town. But he has never been in contention for chief because Elijah is kind.

But then I have to remember that half the fire department is either Williams or married to one or related to one. And they're all so proud of Grace for being chief. None so much as Grace's father, Elijah. Elijah Williams has been volunteering for the fire department for as long as Kennedy has been in town. But he has never been in contention for chief because Elijah is kind.

Kind of the fail son of his generation of Williams. Oh, no. Which includes the island's lawyer, four out of the seven members of the island's town council, and several prominent businessmen.

Kind of the fail son of his generation of Williams. Oh, no. Which includes the island's lawyer, four out of the seven members of the island's town council, and several prominent businessmen.

Meanwhile, if you remember, Elijah manages some shitty summer rental properties. He doesn't even own them. They belong to his father, Grace's grandfather, who plans to will them to Grace when he dies and not Elijah.

Meanwhile, if you remember, Elijah manages some shitty summer rental properties. He doesn't even own them. They belong to his father, Grace's grandfather, who plans to will them to Grace when he dies and not Elijah.