where a rock might come loose. on the other hand, the house had been there for several hundred years before the rock smashed into it.
in the fire service, sometimes accidents just happen. i remember one time when my crew was out all night responding to calls due to hurricane-force winds. as we considered how to evacuate a three-story building where parts of the roof were coming loose, the wind suddenly shifted and tore off a large section of roof that came flying right toward us and our rig. the three of us managed to escape injury, but all of the ground ladders on the side of the engine were damaged.
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