Thomas Rutledge Quotations

It is not hard to get a franchise if you are a competitor. What's hard to do is to go in and ask for a special deal. If you go in and ask for a new deal that says, 'I can only build the affluent areas,' ... then you have a hard time.

Most communities want competition, they are glad to get another competitor in, it is not hard to get a franchise if you are competitor.

We received a call of a lightning strike, fire units responded to the scene. When we arrived on the scene, there was heavy fire in the attic. There were two occupants who were home at the time. They were able to escape unharmed.

To allow someone to come through and just serve affluent suburban areas, not the rural communities, not the poor communities, gives the new provider a tremendous economic advantage.

At this point in the investigation, fire investigators have not determined the exact cause of the fire. They have not released, at this point, the area of origin.

They responded to a call of a couple of students down in hallway of the school. Once those units arrived at the school they were met with hazardous conditions and the drill continued from that point as a multi-agency response.

There were so much flames and heat that we were not able to make entry until we were able to knock the bulk of the fire down. There were two vehicles in the driveway, which indicated to us that there was the potential that there were people inside the house.

It's a program that no doubt is going to save some lives in the county.

It went real well. I think agencies walked away with a better understanding of each others' duties, responsibilities and capabilities.

On arrival, we had heavy fire showing from the top floor apartments in the center of the building. At one point, we had flames through the roof.