Rachelle Hampton

Kennedy cannot believe how fast morale has deteriorated. Coming in for Sunday dinners with the crew used to be one of the highlights of her month. And now she just constantly prays that she never gets called in.

And on some level, her prayer is answered because under the guise of fleshing out her deputy chief proposal, Grace makes a document outlining what firefighters and lead firefighters were allowed to do while on call. You might be asking, what separates a regular firefighter from a lead firefighter? I'm so glad you asked. Largely... It came down to whether or not you could drive the fire truck.

And on some level, her prayer is answered because under the guise of fleshing out her deputy chief proposal, Grace makes a document outlining what firefighters and lead firefighters were allowed to do while on call. You might be asking, what separates a regular firefighter from a lead firefighter? I'm so glad you asked. Largely... It came down to whether or not you could drive the fire truck.

Oh my gosh. What this new document meant in practice is that Grace and her father and a few other select firefighters who mostly happened to be Williams got to do the glamorous work of cutting ribbons and kissing babies, rescuing cats from trees and things of that nature.

Oh my gosh. What this new document meant in practice is that Grace and her father and a few other select firefighters who mostly happened to be Williams got to do the glamorous work of cutting ribbons and kissing babies, rescuing cats from trees and things of that nature.

While the rest of the crew had to do the grunt work of scene cleanup, hauling like the heavy, heavy hoses, clearing out blackberry bush, which was endemic to the island and just a huge fire hazard. So that was a huge part of their job. How did these jobs sound to you? Which one would you rather do?

While the rest of the crew had to do the grunt work of scene cleanup, hauling like the heavy, heavy hoses, clearing out blackberry bush, which was endemic to the island and just a huge fire hazard. So that was a huge part of their job. How did these jobs sound to you? Which one would you rather do?

Kissing the babies. Yeah. Around Thanksgiving, Grace imports a purebred Dalmatian for photo ops. And it somehow becomes part of the crew's responsibility to care for it because it's their mascot. Okay, this is too much.

Kissing the babies. Yeah. Around Thanksgiving, Grace imports a purebred Dalmatian for photo ops. And it somehow becomes part of the crew's responsibility to care for it because it's their mascot. Okay, this is too much.

While the crew is running around washing the fire truck and cleaning up after the dog, Grace is posting photos with her dad, Elijah, that are captioned with my favorite firefighter.

While the crew is running around washing the fire truck and cleaning up after the dog, Grace is posting photos with her dad, Elijah, that are captioned with my favorite firefighter.

One day, both Kennedy and Grace are on call together and they get called out to a house fire. Let me just say so no one gets scared. This is still normal gossip. It's not normal disasters. No one's going to die. Okay. Thank God. Kennedy is expecting a little kitchen fire since that's typically what they're dealing with on the island.

One day, both Kennedy and Grace are on call together and they get called out to a house fire. Let me just say so no one gets scared. This is still normal gossip. It's not normal disasters. No one's going to die. Okay. Thank God. Kennedy is expecting a little kitchen fire since that's typically what they're dealing with on the island.

But as they round the corner, Kennedy can see these big plumes of black smoke. Oh, no. her heart drops, her adrenaline starts pumping, and it's maybe in this heightened adrenaline state that allows her to recognize that the house they're pulling up in front of is none other than the house of Grace's idiot boyfriend, Sam.

But as they round the corner, Kennedy can see these big plumes of black smoke. Oh, no. her heart drops, her adrenaline starts pumping, and it's maybe in this heightened adrenaline state that allows her to recognize that the house they're pulling up in front of is none other than the house of Grace's idiot boyfriend, Sam.

The island was introduced to Sam a year back when he was trying to cross the channel between the island and the neighboring one on a paddleboard during a huge storm and he got stranded on a rock.

The island was introduced to Sam a year back when he was trying to cross the channel between the island and the neighboring one on a paddleboard during a huge storm and he got stranded on a rock.

So every single island emergency service had to be deployed in the rescue.

So every single island emergency service had to be deployed in the rescue.

So Sam now also works for Grace's father as a shitty handyman for the shitty little vacation rentals, and now he has somehow managed to start a fire.