Page 8 - Patrick Barr News Today

>> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke 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 ledge trying to escape the smoke. >> now this is a life and death situation. help him. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue ones unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin shay now both retired were with rescue one that day. >> there was peop...

Just a little smoke 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 ledge trying to escape the smoke. >> now this is a life and death situation. help him. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue ones unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin shay now both retired were with rescue one that day. >> there was people on the street yelling and pointing up towa...

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. >> with giagos safely inside the building, barr turns to acknowledge the cheering crow...

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. and then, again, look up, look up. i open my eyes and i look up an...

Get through the interior because there was a large amount of fire. so i knew the only other 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 rope. 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 situation. he knows if the rope frays or gets burned, it could snap and anyone hanging over the ed...

Fire. so i knew the only other 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 rope. 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 situation. he knows if the rope frays or gets burned, it could snap and anyone hanging over the edge could plummet to his death. as brown leans over the edge t...

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 to let him know not to jump. that 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. >> this isnt normal procedure. typically fi...