The medic driving the truck reported seeing a flash, hearing a pop, and then the window shattering.
Nothing ruptured, but there was significant damage on the underside and side of the vehicle.
This was a deep-seated fire because there is clothing, furniture and boxes stacked and packed away inside of the units. We had to pull everything out and spray it all off.
He was fulfilling his job obligation. He did the right thing. He got the patient to the hospital.
We've had people in the past bring their propane barbecues inside to heat their home. That presents a huge carbon monoxide poisoning hazard, as well as a fire hazard.
We're very grateful for their participation. We want to raise the profile so people know the importance of moving to the right and yielding to emergency vehicles.
We're very fortunate that nobody was injured. We don't know that there was a motive for the shooting, if it was random or intentional, but if anyone knows anything, we want them to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
We do, within the city limits, have a lot of dry brush next to structures.
In a situation like that, time is of the essence. And any delay to that can put the patient in jeopardy. In this situation, the firefighters were also in jeopardy.
This obviously could've been much worse. This happened around 7 p.m. prime time for Blockbuster Video.
