At all for more than two hours. firefighters were held back by their commanders at a station three miles away. we just waited and waited for instruction. this firefighter is speaking anonymously, for fear of losing his job. so, as time went on it was more embarrassing, and more and more frustrating, and then there's the feeling of guilt... "well, maybe if i did something." even so small, you know, you can hold your head up high, but to stand there and do nothing all that time, it was embarrassing, shameful. failings by all of the emergency services meant to the public had services meant the pu...