On Sept. 12 at 9:31 am the White Hills Co. #5, Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #4 Maple Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.

British live-fire cook Genevieve Taylor didn’t start out romanticizing cooking over an open flame, with visions of industry cred or Michelin stars dancing in her head. She started doing it as a ...