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>> i was able to look dead on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then i'm going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a b...

>> i was able to look dead on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through the glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then i'm going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a b...

Buggy which, was approximately 250 feet away from the building. >> the roof of the mall erupts into the sky. >> i was able to look dead-on at this building, see the roof lift, look straight through, the glass blow out, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> mayday call. mayday call. we have an explosion in the building. mayday call. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then i'm going to have chaos o...

Glass blowout, see the back of the building, see the wall drop. >> despite the chaos, battalion chief mcswain remains calm as he radios for help. >> we have an explosion in the building. >> i got to stay calm, cool, level-headed, collected, because the moment that i escalate, the moment that i bring intensity out in my voice, then i'm going to have chaos on the fire ground. >> the enormous blast destroys the shopping mall. >> the aftermath would be what you would see in any type of a war zone after a bomb had gone off. the glass was blown out, the window frames, door frames had been thrown man...

Personnel working on the fire ground. instead of dealing with all the normal hazards that come with this job, you have to also be aware that falling down and getting hurt is part and parcel of your task. and something that you have to be aware of as well. also the potential for heat illness for firefighters when they're working inside the building and once you come out. again, that combination of wetness and cold temperatures, it's easy to develop issues of hypothermia in the rehab area. that's something we have to be aware of as well. and one of the reasons that we -- after we managed to take...