so he's riding shotgun with corporal phillip crosby. >> i was just really excited to finally get back to work, but i knew there were some limitations that i was going to have. >> several hours into their shift, it's turning out to be an uneventful evening. not a bad first night as corporal denton eases his way back into the job. >> we'd had a few service calls. i think we might have made a traffic stop or two. nothing stressful, nothing really big. >> but at 1:38 a.m. their night goes from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds. they're dispatched to a car accident that happens to be a block away from their location. >> it was one of those situations with as soon as we got on scene, we knew action had to be taken right now. >> the vehicle is on fire. >> my first reaction was to get out of the car and check to make sure nobody's inside of the vehicle. >> the clock is ticking and the officers have to work fast to assess the situation.