The Stooges are firefighters whose penchant for off-duty pursuits causes them to oversleep and miss alarms. Vexed by their repeated negligence, their superior, Captain Ashe, threatens them with dismissal if they fail in their duties one more time, and orders them to clean the fire hoses. The trio's ineptitude in this task quickly leads to mishaps—first, the captain is doused with a bucket of water, then Curly carelessly allows the hoses to be run over and severed three times by streetcars. Curly surreptitiously leaves work for a rendezvous with his girlfriend, Maisie, who has two friends who also desire dates. When Curly telephones Moe and Larry to invite them to the outing, Moe—under the watchful eye of the captain—tells him they cannot leave while on duty. Curly resorts to triggering a false fire alarm to summon his friends, causing chaos within the fire station. Upon discovering Curly's ploy, Moe and Larry join the group, and a reckless escapade ensues as they race through town in Captain Ashe's newly acquired coupé. Their reckless driving culminates in a collision that traps them and their companions in the vehicle. After they escape, the damaged coupé becomes a source of further trouble as it races away, driverless. The car finally drives onto a ramp and into the back of a
Bekins truck, which the Stooges then drive away in, pursued by Captain Ashe and the fire crew. ==Production notes==