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Directly across the street. >> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke coming out of the window. then i saw more. i grabbed my camera, i started shooting. >> as pearlstein zooms in on the building, he sees a man perched on a window ledge trying to escape the thick smoke. >> im like, oh, my god, now this is a life or death situation. help him. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue one unit arrive at the building, joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin sh...

>> by the time we got to the roof, i realized no one could get through the interior because there was such a large amount of fire. so they knew the only recourse was to get this guy from the roof. >> the firefighters from rescue one begin to prepare to lower barr by rope to grab the man. >> part of my equipment was the roof rope. so i brought it up, i would use it. it had to be by rope because the ladders wouldnt reach him. >> lieutenant patrick patty brown is in charge of the risky operation. h...

Its that painful and its like youre drowning in smoke. >> barr is not yet anchored to anyone or anything. but he kicks his legs over the edge almost 200 feet above the ground to reassure the man in the window. >> patty barr is already hanging over the roof without having a rope attached to anything, letting him know not to jump. we were on our way. >> quickly shay attaches the other end of barrs rope to his own harness. >> i would be the anchor and i could grab something or somebody could grab m...

>> when he jumped on to me, he felt very weak and wasnt holding on to me too tight. so i grabbed him with my arms and legs. i didnt want to lose him. >> with barr holding tight to giagos, the pair is lowered to the floor below where they spin and wait. >> there was so much going on in the building that no one realized i was out there. so thats when i hit the windows to alert them i was outside. and finally somebody noticed i was out there and thats when everybody came together and pulled me in. ...

>> while other firefighters hold him down, shay lets out rope and begins slowly lowering barr. within seconds, barr is face to face with the trapped man. >> he was very exhausted and he was surprised to see me. >> standing in the smoke-filled window with the fire closing in, music producer jose giagos had been close to giving up in the seconds before barr appeared. >> i thought i was going to die. suddenly i hear a very loud voice. dont jump. dont jump. im here. and kind of caught my attention. ...

>> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke coming out of the window. then i saw more. i grabbed my camera, i started shooting. >> as pearlstein zooms in on the building, he sees a man perched on a window ledge trying to escape the thick smoke. >> im like, oh, my god, now this is a life or death situation. >> help him. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue one unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin shay now both retired were w...

>> by the time we got to the roof, they realized no one could get through the interior because there was such a large amount of fire. so then they knew the only recourse was to get this guy from the roof. >> the firefighters from rescue one begin to prepare to lower barr by rope to grab the man. >> part of my equipment was the roof rope. so i brought it up, i would use it. it had to be by rope because the ladders wouldnt reach him. >> lieutenant patrick patty brown is in charge of the risky oper...

His video production office directly across the street. >> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke coming out of the window. then i saw more. i grabbed my camera, i started shooting. >> as pearlstein zooms in on the building, he sees a man perched on a window ledge trying to escape the thick smoke. >> im like, oh, my god, now this is a life or death situation. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue one unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick ...

Roof, i realized no one could get through the interior because there was such a large amount of fire. so they knew the only recourse was to get this guy from the roof. >> the firefighters from rescue one begin to prepare to lower barr by rope to grab the man. >> part of my equipment was the roof rope. so i brought it up, i would use it. it had to be by rope because the ladders wouldnt reach him. >> lieutenant patrick patty brown is in charge of the risky operation. he knows if the rope frays or ...

Its that painful and its like youre drowning in smoke. >> barr is not yet anchored to anyone or anything. but he kicks his legs over the edge almost 200 feet above the ground to reassure the man in the window. >> barr is already hanging over the roof without having a rope attached to anything, letting him know not to jump, we were on our way. >> quickly shay attaches the other end of barrs rope to his own harness. >> i would be the anchor and i could grab something or somebody could grab me. >> ...