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>> i was able to look dead on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys ...

>> i was able to look dead on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys ...

Buggy which, was approximately 250 feet away from the building. >> the roof of the mall erupts into the sky. >> i was able to look dead-on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through, the glass blow out, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> mayday call. mayday call. we have an explosion in the building. mayday call. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected because the momen...

Glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone aft...

Personnel working on the fire ground. instead of dealing with all the normal hazards that come with this job, you have to also be aware that falling down and getting hurt is part and parcel of your task. and something that you have to be aware of as well. also the potential for heat illness for firefighters when theyre working inside the building and once you come out. again, that combination of wetness and cold temperatures, its easy to develop issues of hypothermia in the rehab area. thats som...

Chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a bomb had gone off. the glass was blown out, the window frames, door frames had been thrown ...

Lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would s...

Feet away from the building. >> the roof of the mall erupts into the sky. >> i was able to look dead on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then ...

The glass blowout. >> despite the chaos chief mccoxswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> go ahead. >> i got to stay calm, cooing, levelheaded and collected because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out of my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a bomb had gone off. the glass was blown out the window frames, door frames...

Moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then im going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a bomb had gone off. the glass was blown out, the window frames, door frames had been thrown many, many yards away. the rear wall of the shopping center had been blown down. they had to tear down that shopping center and rebuild it. >> amazingly, the entire crew makes it out al...