update. more now on the dangerous work that so many rescuers have been doing, as rosa just said. we saw this photo in the wall street journal of jay horton a captain and swiftwater rescue with the fire department in san marcos texas. the rescue began at 4:00 in the morning, when his crew decided to shine a light to see how high the water was, and they spotted an arm. captain horton joins us now to tell the rest of the story. captain, thank you for what you ve been doing, after being with us tonight. the word that we ve just gotten about the death of a first responder on that capsized rescue boat in houston. it really underscores the risk that you and other first responders are taking in weather like this. correct, it s a shame. and i hate to here that kind of stuff. we also lost a brother first responder in oklahoma, who got suck sbaded into a storm drain. it s a shame, and i hope we could do something to prevent. the woman that we saw you rescuing in that photo, what happened af
they re not scuba fins they re shorter, because the current would peel you off a rock if you had those long scuba fins. you have to have a flotation device to keep your face above water in 25 to 30-mile-an-hour water. if i could do anything to beg with my brothers and sisters out there, ems, firefighters take a course in swift water rescue. they don t usually teach it in fire academies. you need to learn the power of water under a condition to where your instructors can keep you safe while you re learning what the force of water is all about and get the gear and the training and get prepared for it. because it s too late to do it on a whim at the last minute. we ve been seeing some of the results of that. captain horton i appreciate your training and you helping others and you being with us tonight. thank you so much. i really appreciate all you do. just incredible what so many first responders are trying to do right now in texas, oklahoma