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The radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. >> dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. >> time is running out. >> we didnt know if mark was being burned to death. we didnt know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. >> robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. >> as i was going across, i wa...

More destruction. >> looking good up here right now. >> looks like laser beams. >> ashley hooks himself in and tells personnel below to turn on his water. firefighter robert bates is standing directly behind the truck. >> mark was on the very tip of the ladder, and i remember hearing the sound of metal and a twisting. it made a very eerie sound. >> bates looks on in horror as marks ladder buckles. >> it kind of just turned over and started to descent toward the building. >> sector chief tommy wa...

Give me an emergency tone. >> time is running out. >> we didnt know if mark was being burned to death. we didnt know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. >> robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. >> as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. ...

>> looking good up here right now. >> looks like laser beams. >> ashley hooks himself in and tells personnel below to turn on his water. firefighter robert bates is standing directly behind the truck. >> mark was on the very tip of the ladder, and i remember hearing the sound of metal and a twisting. it made a very eerie sound. >> bates looks on in horror as marks ladder buckles. >> it kind of just turned over and started to descend toward the building. >> sector chief tommy walker is in shock, ...

Now. >> looks like laser beams. >> ashley hooks himself in and tells personnel below to turn on his water. firefighter robert bates is standing directly behind the truck. >> mark was on the very tip of the ladder, and i remember hearing the sound of metal and a twisting. it made a very eerie sound. >> bates looks on in horror as marks ladder buckles. >> it kind of just turned over and it just started to descend toward the building. >> sector chief tommy walker is in shock, fearing the worst. >> ...

>> time is running out. >> we didnt know if mark was being burned to death. we didnt know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. >> robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. >> as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as mu...

>> time is running out. >> we didnt know if mark was being burned to death. we didnt know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. >> robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the top. firefighter rick carpo reaches the weakened roof first. now, he, too, is in danger. >> as i was going across, i was noticing that every place i touched the roof, my elbows, my knees, it was breaking down. i tried to spread out as mu...

Tells personnel below to turn on his water. firefighter robert bates is standing directly behind the truck. >> mark was on the very tip of the ladder, and i remember hearing the sound of metal and a twisting. it made a very eerie sound. >> bates looks on in horror as marks ladder buckles. >> it kind of just turned over and started to descent toward the building. >> sector chief tommy walker is in shock, fearing the worst. >> i honestly think ill be going to marks funeral. i honestly think our fl...

>> flames threaten a neighboring building, so firefighter mark ashley is told to get up on another ladder to prevent even more destruction. >> looking good up here right now. >> looks like laser beams. >> ashley hooks himself in and tells personnel below to turn on his water. firefighter robert bates is standing directly behind the truck. >> mark was on the very tip of the ladder, and i remember hearing the sound of metal and a twisting. it made a very eerie sound. >> bates looks on in horror as...

>> truck three, shut off your water and bring it down. >> chief walker orders another truck on the scene to help, but the radio malfunctions and the orders never reach truck three. >> dispatcher, this is 102. give me an emergency tone. >> time is running out. >> we didnt know if mark was being burned to death. we didnt know if he was incapacitated or unconscious, if he was injured. we had a matter of seconds. >> robert bates and other firefighters quickly raise a rescue ladder and climb to the t...