Nope. What I posted there was a firefighter who was looking to put out a fire with just two lines and was calling other firefighters to come and help him from down below him.
Ok, lets look at this quote in depth, shall we??
Floor 78 was below the place of impact IIRC. This (I believe, surely someone will correct me if I am wrong) transmission was before the second tower was hit. Floor 78 had small pockets of fire, and numerous deceased victims there. If you knew the first thing about firefighting (Backdraft, while a good movie, doesn't count. Ladder 49, much better, but again, doesn't count, but more accurate than Backdraft) you would realize that we just don't run into a room thata has fire in it. We take the time to knock down some fire, cool the air in the room down, then enter it. Now, two lines is quite a bit of water. Depending on the size, (Either 2 1/2 Inch, or 3 inch, thata ALOT of water) two lines could put ALOT of water out. Math is not my strong point, but a 2 1/2" line with a TFT could put out as much as 524 gallons of water per minute, at 60 PSI. That is low PSI by FD standards. Thats ALOT of water.
Did he not know what he was looking at? Because I think he did. I think he was a hero who knew his job and would never have jeopardize the well being of his fellow firefighters. I also don't believe that any firefighter who was outside the building with a radio and your "expert opinion" would have said anything else to them but "get the hell out!" if they even had just a hunch that the building was going to collapse.
We jeoparodize our lives every day. Do you not understand that?? Did we know that the S tower was going to collapse?? Nope. How about the N. Tower, Yep. That is why MINIMAL firefighting took place in N tower after the S tower collapsed. Not to mention the lack of water pressure. We, as firefighters, don't make the decisions, our chief's and LTs do. Did anyone enter WTC 7 to fight fire that day?? Not one. Did we enter WTC 7 to make sure there were no victims inside?? Yep, you bet your ass we did.
Did no one tell them to get the hell out even though you and supposedly others could tell the building was going to collapse on their friends?
I could tell that WTC 7 was going to collapse. We just didn't know when. We also knew the N tower would come down too, we just didn't know when. If someone tells you that they are going to shoot off a mortor (Big firework) but doesn't tell you when, wouldn't you be even a little suprised?? Damn right you would.
This is all stupid. There is footage of firefighters standing below the towers right before they collapsed with absolutely no idea that it was going to happen.
You can tell by first the surprised look on their faces, and then how they ran like hell to get to where they already would have been if they really had an idea the tower was going to collapse.
And at the time they weren't using their radio telling anyone to get out of the way.
Apparently including you.
Nope, because I am not a chief. I also was not a LT. either. I was just a fireman. The suprised look is because we didn't expect it at that exact time. Now, are you trying to insinuate something by this last two sentences?? If you are, I highly advise you not to, because its not cool.
BTW, I bet there are some firefighter that would have gone in ANYWAY, even if we knew the collapse would happen. We risk our lives to save others. That is what we do. How hard is that to understand?? I risk my life EVERY TIME I go into a burning building. I may not come home to my wife and son, and I know that. But, if I don't survive, and someone else lives because of my actions, than fine by me.
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:16
