Just Call Me the Savior of All Things Cute and Fuzzy

Slew o' Structure fires the last few days!
Two of awesome note:

First fire was last Saturday evening where I got to rescue two cats, a dog, and a chinchilla. However, among the fatalities at the afore mentioned fire were two hermit crabs, two dogs, and a snake. I was there far longer than I should have been helping out with the investigation, but in the end it was a very good save as we stopped the fire from spreading to the rest of the house and kept it contained to the room it was in.
Tonight, just moments ago we had another fire. I was on the first in crew and for the first time in a while,I was the senior most firefighter, aside from the officer, on the engine. When it came time to pull the line and put out the fire I was actually doing something, rather than backing up the senior firefighter. Among the more disconcerting events of the fire was my first serious close call. I was up on the ladder, about two stories high, trying to pry off a piece of siding when the ice that had built up beneath the ladder from the hose stream caused the entire ladder to shift halfway off the wall. I was locked in at the time, and if that ladder had gone down, I would have gone all the way to the ground with it. Luckily, I was able to grab the hole I had just cut with the saw and keep both the ladder and myself in place. The Chief said "That's the kind of thing that keeps you young!" I'm not sure exactly how to interpret that, but lets just say I don't want to go flying off the side of the wall anytime soon. Otherwise, the fire was an awesome save! The crew got in just in time to stop it from extending into the attic space and burning off the roof. We stopped it on the outer edge of the wall and saved the people's home! It was really great!
Now it's 4:30am and I've got an hour and a half left on my shift... I'm hoping for a peaceful end to my shift, but can't guarantee anything.
Until Next Time,
Jess