three truck, come on back down and get that guy out of there. truck three, shut off your water and bring it down. chief walker orders another truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. time is running out. we didn t know if mark was being burned to death. we didn t know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. as i was going across, i was nocing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my
truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. time is running out. we didn t know if mark was being burned to death. we didn t know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as much as possible to disperse my weight. i couldn t see him because of the smoke, but i was able to hear him and got him to reach out and hold his hand. but neither firefighter is in the clear yet. the same roof that buckled under the weight of one man must now support two. all i saw was rick, the end of his boot. so i grabbed his boot, and i
chief walker orders another truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. time is running out. we didn t know if mark was being burned to death. we didn t know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as much as possible to disperse my weight. i couldn t see him because of the smoke, but i was able to hear him and got him to reach out and hold his hand. but neither firefighter is in the clear yet. the same roof that buckled under the weight of one man must now support two. all i saw was rick, the end
truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. time is running out. we didn t know if mark was being burned to death. we didn t know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as much as possible to disperse my weight. i couldn t see him because of the smoke, but i was able to hear him and got him to reach out and hold his hand. but neither firefighter is in the clear yet. the same roof that buckled under the weight of one man must now support two. all i saw was rick, the end of his boot.
chief walker orders another truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. time is running out. we didn t know if mark was being burned to death. we didn t know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as much as possible to disperse my weight. i couldn t see him because of the smoke, but i was able to hear him and got him to reach out and hold his hand. but neither firefighter is in the clear yet. the same roof that buckled under the weight of one man must now support two. all i saw was rick, the end of his boot.