Always a sucker for a fire

I took in a lumber yard fire today in Chicago. Two of the fire department chaplains were at the scene, one of which is well known for handing out candy to everyone at a fire scene. It used to be Twizzlers, and now apparently it’s Tootsie Pops. I guess it goes without saying that many of us are always a sucker for a fire … Mine was … of all flavors … grape!

fireman eating a sucker
One of the incident commanders with a red one. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire department chaplain with tootsie pop
The other chaplain partakes. Larry Shapiro photo
fireman eating a sucker
Classic method of letting it dissolve without chewing it. Larry Shapiro photo
fireman eating a sucker
I wonder if he bites it before finishing. Larry Shapiro photo