Lieutenant Dave Messmore
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Podcast Appearances
That's another kick in the gut.
That's another kick in the gut.
We were scared. We were scared for the community or scared what was going to happen.
We were scared. We were scared for the community or scared what was going to happen.
The more this continued, somebody was going to get hurt and possibly killed. Firefighters were in danger. When firefighters go in to fight these fires, they have no idea if there's a basement even on some of these homes.
The more this continued, somebody was going to get hurt and possibly killed. Firefighters were in danger. When firefighters go in to fight these fires, they have no idea if there's a basement even on some of these homes.
If there is a basement, they could be on a floor that collapses during a fire.
If there is a basement, they could be on a floor that collapses during a fire.
We really felt like we're losing control of this thing.
We really felt like we're losing control of this thing.
You know, I don't know. We were also in a bad spot at that point. You know, we couldn't get ahead of this thing. We needed more resources. I knew we needed more resources. We were trying.
You know, I don't know. We were also in a bad spot at that point. You know, we couldn't get ahead of this thing. We needed more resources. I knew we needed more resources. We were trying.
He came, we stood at the car, and we literally shook hands and agreed how we would work this thing over the trunk of a car in the middle of the night.
He came, we stood at the car, and we literally shook hands and agreed how we would work this thing over the trunk of a car in the middle of the night.
Within a couple weeks, we had swelled from 10 to 15 people working on it to about 40 or 50.
Within a couple weeks, we had swelled from 10 to 15 people working on it to about 40 or 50.
I didn't have the experience to do what I was doing, quite honestly.
I didn't have the experience to do what I was doing, quite honestly.
We got tips all the time, constantly.
We got tips all the time, constantly.