For reasons that are unknown, something happened to one of the cables, letting all that weight come down. They do have safety lines on there, and one of the davits appears to be bent. |
It's a nightmare fighting a fire in a high-rise. We have enough problems with fires from generators at houses. |
It's all in a day's work. We recognize how important animals are to people. |
We are only stopping to fuel. |
We try not to destroy the homes, but we have to get inside. Drastic circumstances call for drastic measures. |
We walked this entire Ninth Ward for search and rescue. It looks different [now]. This is what the first guys saw. It's come full circle. |