San Jose Fire Department

2001 S King Rd, San Jose, CA
          There are many fire departments in San Jose, really. And this place is probably available anytime of day, but you'd much rather press 911 if you need their service...These people deal with domestic tranquility, specifically fire disasters. 911 is conveniently the god number for every emergency situations, as you can use it to summon the police, the ambulance, as well as the firetruck.
          This place reminds me of the wholesale foods warehouse that my uncle works in (which should be re-branded as wholesale fruits and vegetable....) It's basically a massive warehouse where fire vehicles sit until summoned. Besides that, there are these rooms which I suppose people work in...like I said, exactly in the same set-up as the wholesale foods warehouse.
          Besides putting out fires, the SJFD also deals with other types of rescues, like confined-space rescue, water rescue, and fire hazard education. Yes, they do teach fire hazard, as I remember in elementary school the good ol' days, there was a guy dressed in black and green uniform who taught us how to put fires out with the blanket thing...and talk about adventures of his job. It happened every year....in elementary school. I witnessed their job once when a group of firemen rescued a dog who got stuck in a sewer entrance. Their job ranges from mundane scenarios like pet rescues to highly dangerous operations like saving people from burning buildings.
          It's great to have an efficient fire department who gets to the scene quickly. We should appreciate this convenient network of scattered fire-department centers and our nice roads. Sure the siren wails are annoyingly deafening, but when it rings, lives are in danger, so get out ofo the vehicle's way, but please, don't panic and stop in the middle of an intersection.