And then the stairs would burst back into flames. You hit it as hard as you can and then you find out later that you left people inside. Then came the recovery effort by firefighters and Alameda County sheriffs deputies. The depth that you were waiting in a times waist high with burn and semiburnt materials. Almost instantly he saw the nine bodies initially reported, it appeared they were overcome by smoke. It truly affected people emotionally. Obviously, the families are , i cannot imagine being a family member. Have kids the same age as the victims. Uses the enormity of it all has not hit him yet, but he knows with experience, it will, and it will hit the others. The Oakland Fire Department right now is reaching out to all those who responded here, especially to those who went inside for the recovery to make sure they are okay emotionally. The department is bringing in outside counselors. There are people who are internalizing this on stuff we maybe not even have considered. Thats wh