Maurice Luque
Maurice Luque
areas dedicated direction engine proper remain step valley
Having an engine dedicated to the valley is a step in the right direction so other units may remain in their respective areas for proper coverage.
engine pulled
They just pulled the hose off the engine and doused it with foam.
cleaning diesel truck
Diesel from the truck spilled as a result. Hazmat is there now cleaning that up.
armed guard teams turned
We even have an armed guard with our folks, as do other teams there. It's just turned into a kind of madness.
deeper tried
She tried to get out but the more she tried to get out, the deeper she sank.
delay devices exactly finding followed heat image knew locate shelves source
What they do is they locate the heat source right away so there's no delay in finding the source of the fire. With books, shelves and other devices in the way, they just followed the thermal image for the heat source and knew exactly where to go.
far fires oven
There have been 27 oven fires so far this year.
operation recovery unless
That's the end of the search, unless we get a missing-person report. Then it would be more of a recovery operation than a rescue.
asked found gates handful inside north opened outside stand
It was found outside by a condiment stand at the north end of the arena, inside the gated area. The gates hadn't been opened up to the public, but there were a handful of vendors inside, and they were asked to evacuate as a precaution.
briefcase looking package small type
It was some type of package that was described as looking like a small briefcase or a box.
looked mini others people saw sorts walking war
It looked like a mini war zone. I saw people on the ground, some moaning, many bleeding. They had all sorts of injuries. Others were walking around dazed.
building defensive mode protect
When we got there, the building was well-involved in flame, so we went to defensive mode to protect neighboring buildings.
carry depend emergency quite reliable
We depend on them quite heavily. But as a backup, we still carry alphanumeric pagers, which are quite reliable to get emergency notification.
miles needed operations people period rescued square time within
They rescued about 240 people within a four-hour period of time within 5 square miles before they had to suspend operations at nightfall. There were about 500 people who still needed to be rescued.