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panama city fire department, he assumes the death toll will rise. he would not be surprised in this area alone if the death toll was in the double digits. firefighters for the last two days have been going doorer to door, and knocking on doors and trying to look for people who may be stuck inside. but, keep in mind, they are doing this important work all of the while, they are dealing with their own issues. many of them have their own homes damaged or flooded. listen. >> as you have seen around here, the devastation has been complete. they have the same thing for us. a lot of our homes and families have been displaced. homes have been destroyed. you know, dang has be-- damage been everywhere. we are dealing with that as we are with this incident as well. >> reporter: so, ana, this is a middle school behind me, and believe it or not, it's not an anomaly in the local school board. i spoke to a board member that said, there's schools that look even worse than this. in fact, he said that more than
incredible. it makes you wonder where do you start in the process of picking up the pieces and rebuilding. keep in mind first responders, they're just still trying to account for the safety of people. i've got one of them with me. david collier is a battalion chief with the panama city fire department. david, you know, i wonder, is it possible that there are still people trapped inside of their homes? >> it's highly possible. unfortunately, we're not able to gain access to all areas at this point. the quick task force teams from the state have done a quick rapid search of the area, have tried to clear homes the best we can but unfortunately we're probably still going to find people in the come weeks. >> obviously your main concern is those who are still alive but is your concern you may find those who have passed or the death toll may rise? >> absolutely, that's always a possibility. it was so catastrophic that possibility is there. >> i know one of the big concerns right now is spotty cell service, lack of communication. what is the message you want to get out? >> the biggest thing right now is try to keep -- try to stay