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Wind-driven structure fires in a community where some of the houses are cheek by jowl. do you know anything about what section -- are any of them isolated, or away from other sections? >> no, actually, that's the unfortunate part. we're talking about our southwest area quadrant, which is the most populated. and that is what our concern is because there were multiple that had other structures right next door. so we are absolutely trying to get access to that now and just before i went on air, the chief of our fire department was right here trying to get that information. that's the latest i hav...

Event of a fire. each of our fire trucks carry from 500 to 750 gallons of water on the truck itself. on the initial attack we have water there where these tankers will be able to support that and fight structure fires. >> that's very good news. it's very good news to hear you have those water tankers standing by if needed. captain penisson, thank you very much. we'll keep a close eye on beaumont today. >> so about one hour from now, rescue crews in houston will get first sunlight and be able to resume their door-to-door searches in parts of a c searches in parts of a city that are still under ...

Charleston. ems has been stretched to the limit with water rescues. one man had to be rescued by boat while clinging to a tree. we get more from cnn's boris sanchez. >> reporter: john and christine, georgetown is one of the hardest hit areas in south carolina. as you see, part of the reason is because the city lies at the bottom of the geographical bowl with rivers all around town. this keeps happening. there is an inlet where the water keeps rising and goes into the businesses. one business is getting pumped, but it is not expected to make a difference as the rainfall continues into the day. ...

Of ancillary issues, things like structure fires and gas leaks that have caused problems for first responders. we spoke to two people who were working an ambulance, they told us they had been going for more than 24 hours. and we know that every ambulance in the city of georgetown is out right now helping respond to issues like this. but the rain is still coming down, so the cleanup here in georgetown will take a while as you can imagine. >> you're standing in a whole bunch of water there. give us a sense of the big picture. i mean how big is that area? it really is under water. >> reporter: it...

Well if you are a fireman on the chicago water front, you worry about both. along with the countless structure fires and towering inferno, they get to plunge into lake michigan in the dead of winter and pluck victims from the icy grip of certain death. today i'm dropping in on engine house 13 to get a better sense of who they are, what they do, and as always, why they gotta do it. >> how are you doing. >> i'm mike, how are you? >> welcome to the firehouse. this is the home of the fire department scuba team 687. >> so you have a team dedicated to only pulling people who fall out of the ice? >> ...