A Day at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor prepares to fuel a firetruck Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor pumps fuel into a firetruck Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor washes Engine 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor, center, smiles as fire captain Shawn Morris washes Engine 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters wash Engine 1 in the carport of Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Cape Girardeau fire captain Shawn Morris and firefighter Justin Siemers squeegee the garage floor of Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor drives a firetruck out of Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bulletproof vests sit strapped in the backseat of a firetruck as it passes the scene of a motorcycle wreck on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Second grade Alma Schrader Elementary students in the Project Charlie program surround Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor while looking at a firetruck Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Second grade Alma Schrader Elementary students in the Project Charlie program listen as Cape Girardeau firefighters explain the dangers of drugs and alcohol Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Justin Siemers removes a cover from the back of a firetruck while giving second grade Alma Schrader Elementary students a tour Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Justin Siemers holds the door for a second grade student at Alma Schrader elementary as she jumps out of a firetruck Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau Fire Department mechanic Jason Garms, right, shows Cape Girardeau fire captain Shawn Morris repaired weight sensor Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 2. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Drew Goodale takes bratwursts off the grill Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Justin Siemers places a pan of tater tots on the station's dinner table Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Clockwise from left, Cape Girardeau firefighters David Uptmor, Justin Siemers, Shawn Morris and Drew Goodale sit down to eat dinner as a medical call comes over the station's intercom Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. The call was answered by another station and dinner went uninterrupted. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Jamie Hann washes a skillet after dinner Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter Jamie Hann lies down after dinner Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Cape Girardeau fire captain Shawn Morris watches television with firefighters David Uptmor and Jamie Hann on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau firefighter David Uptmor watches the sunset from the roof of Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)