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[sirens blaring]

[sirens blaring]

Why don't you guys stay out here 'til we

see what we have in there?

What time did you get here, Hal?

Been here for quite a while, man

just sitting here like this.

I don't know what's wrong.

I don't know.

Vince, what's going on?

This lady-- she's out of it.

MAN: Ma'am?

Ma'am, you OK?

Really out of it, isn't she?

What happened?

She waltzes in here, orders a drink.

I set it down.

Bam!

Bam?

She went out.

Didn't touch the drink.

When exactly did this happen?

I'd say about six hours ago, wouldn't you, Mike?

Eh, whatever you say, pally.

Six hours?

Yeah.

Why didn't you call us sooner?

Well, she wasn't bothering anybody.

BP is 120 over 80

OK.

There you are.

I have been looking in every joint on Alamo Avenue for you.

Now this is the first time she's ever hit this dump.

BAR OWNER: Dump?

What dump?

I said dump.

Would you get me a beer, please?

Sh--she's not well.

Blanked out?

Hey fellas, it's really nothing to get excited about.

She does it all the time.

Not in my place.

All the time.

She's really not what you'd call

the 'life of the party' type. - This is the way it happened.

I'm getting ready to close.

And she's sitting here.

We can't move her.

We can't leave her.

So I didn't know what to do with her.

So I called you.

[coughing] What's happening?

Take that-- - All right.

All right. - Get it away.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

Hey.

Are you OK?

What the-- what are you doing here?

What are all these people doing here?

Oh boy.

Doesn't seem to be physically wrong at all, you know.

But she should see a doctor if she's going to have

any more of these spells.

I hate to tell you what she should see.

Would you get your things? - Well I don't want to go.

I like it here. - I love you very much.

But I'll tell you the truth-- - Yeah, but I like these people.

I don't care.

I don't know who they are but I'd like to know them better.

DAUGHTER: It is 2 in the morning.

I had it with you.

MOTHER: Oh. [inaudible] these nice people.

DAUGHTER: But you know what? It's getting to be a bit much.

MOTHER: Oh.

This happen all the time around here?

Yeah.

Let's go on back to the station and get some sleep,

shall we?

Well thanks, fellas, for coming by.

And just like I said, I just didn't

know what to do about it. - All right.

We're here to help.

Just glad it wasn't anything serious.

Happen to get her name, Vince?

Oh, that's about all I can give you, captain.

I only got a first name, Lenora.

FIREMAN 1: What was it? FIREMAN 2: Oh.

Some spaced out dame.

See, do you have the NYCU form?

Or did I take it? - No.

I don't have them.

They should be--

Maybe it's in here.

[inaudible]

[tires screeching]

You OK?

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

Are you all right?

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Get back. Where are you hurt?

FIREMAN: Engine 51.

I have have a code 9 at this location.

My hip.

My back.

My leg.

[sirens blaring]

[music playing]

[siren]

That's good.

That's good.

You get it?

You guys make it OK there?

Yeah.

[inaudible]

I'll put this stuff in.

[inaudible]

- How you feeling? - Bring the squad in, Bill.

I'm trying to think of something funny.

But I hurt too much. - All right.

Well, take it easy.

Hang in there.

Engine 51.

Squad 51, 10-8 to Rampart.

On CB RADIO: This is 51.

Type and cross, hematacrit and CBC.

Tell the lab it's a rush.

And find out where that x-ray unit is.

Mike?

You see this bruise?

Johnny?

Johnny?

Can you hear me?

JONNY: [mumbling]

[breathing heavily]

DOCTOR: Johnny?

Johnny?

Can you hear me?

BP's down.

90 over 60. He's going to go out on us.

DOCTOR: Get a bag of plasma. - OK.

[inaudible]

DOCTOR 2: Right over there.

That hurt?

Johnny?

Does your right shoulder hurt?

No.

DOCTOR: How about the other one?

Yeah-- a little.

My leg hurts.

If he ruptured his liver or spleen,

he'd be experiencing pain right in this area

here, the collar bone.

Blunt trauma to the abdomen, could be either.

Get a film on the pelvis and tibia,

chest film, abdominal, skull series, and lateral c-spine.

Let's go, Mike.

Hey, doc.

How is he?

He's hanging in there.

I'll know better when I see the films.

Hey.

He's going to be all right.

Nothing can hurt Johnny.

Yeah.

What a dumb wait for it to happen though, you know?

Getting a call out in the middle of the night for some

spaced out dame.

[sighs]

It's gonna be all right.

Yeah.

Fractured right tibia and fibula.

Is it bad?

Well.

Under the circumstances, it could be a lot worse.

It's a stable fracture.

Johnny?

You've got a fractured tibia and fibula.

Doc?

My belly is really starting to hurt me a lot.

[breathing heavily]

BP is 90 over 60.

He's diaphoretic.

It's really beginning to kill me.

He may have serious intra-abdominal bleeding.

Looks like he's going into shock.

Let's get him into a [inaudible]

Mm hm.

And alert OR for emergency [inaudible].

Uh huh.

BP 100 over 60.

6 units of blood.

We'll get him up to OR right away.

Tell the nurse to make the arrangements, all right Mike?

MIKE: Mhm.

Well, hang in there.

I had plans.

[heart monitor beeping]

Are we ready?

DOCTOR: Ready. - All right.

Let's take a look.

DOCTOR: Mm hm.

Mm hm.

Thank you.

Clamp.

Ah. There's blood in there.

I don't know where it's coming from.

Give me some suction. We'll look around.

[suction sound]

He's got a splenic rupture, Mike.

Let's take it out.

All right.

[heart monitor beeping]

How is he?

He looks good, Roy.

[sighing] Here [inaudible].

Some coffee.

Thanks.

I was really worried.

The orthapedic will set his leg now.

Then he's on his way to the recovery room.

Hm.

How long is it going to be laid up?

Well, within a week or so we'll have him in a wheelchair.

Then we'll try and get him on his feet.

I guess that could be close to about two weeks then, eh?

Maybe.

Look.

We both know what kind of a paramedic Johnny is.

Now let's see what kind of a patient he is.

PARAMEDICS: [inaudible]

Morning.

Hey, Gwyer.

Hey, Marco.

I saw Johnny yesterday at the hospital.

And he looks absolutely great. - Good.

You know, he was in a lot of pain

when we saw him Saturday afternoon.

- Yeah, that's what I heard. - Yeah.

Any idea how long he'll be there?

About 10 days.

Well, at least that's what Erwig said.

I don't know.

Hey you guys.

I saw Johnny yesterday. He's going to be fine.

- Great. - I've got to be getting going.

Looks good.

First chance you get, you tell him

we're all thinking about him. - All right.

- Take it easy. - See you guys.

- Yep. - See ya.

Oh by the way, Roy.

Guess who you're getting to replace Johnny?

Who?

Craig Bryce. [laughing]

Craig Bryce?

The walking rule book.

The human regulation.

You know, nobody would blame you if you

took your vacation tomorrow.

Eh, he might be a little peculiar.

But he's certified, so he's capable.

Listen to Roy.

Be nice.

Morning.

I'm Bryce.

Yeah, yeah.

Welcome to 51.

I'm Captain Stanley.

How you doing?

I'm Roy deSoto.

Nice to see you again.

Cardiology meeting last winter.

November 4.

What?

That was the last time we met.

The meeting was November 4.

Yeah.

Well OK.

This is Marco Lopez.

Lopez.

- Chet Kelley. - Kelley.

And our engineer Mike Stoker.

Stoker.

Eh, Craig, we want to, uh--

Bryce.

Bryce, not Craig.

My rule is last names only.

First names can be very confusing

in a crisis situation.

I believe in being totally prepared as a firefighter.

Yeah.

It's great. Heh.

Eh-- would you like a cup of coffee?

Well actually, no.

I'd like to store this and then check out the squad.

We could go out on a run at any minute.

Well.

Squad's pretty standard.

Yeah.

Well, everybody has their own way of doing things.

And I just don't want to be confused in a moment of crisis.

Roy, show Bryce the locker then show him the squad.

Then after that, we're going to have a drill on some new ladder

techniques you might enjoy.

All right Captain.

Those Gauge's?

Yeah.

I'll wear it as long as I'm here.

I'm sure he won't mind.

Well, this here is the squad.

I'll show you some of our equipment here.

This is the [inaudible].

This is the drug box.

Let's look at the drug box.

OK.

Your basic drug box.

It's set up like just about all the others.

We've sort of, you know, fixed it according to the way

we work.

Maybe we should keep the IV setups here.

Yeah.

It's a perfect spot for them, isn't it?

Johnny and I figured it out.

You just move right in and get right on it.

Whereas-- see what I mean?

I also noticed that you keep the compartments unlocked.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, we're either here with the engine

or by ourselves.

And when we're out on a run we like

to keep the equipment with us, so there's really no need--

Where's the key?

Eh-- it's right over there in the spotlight on the handle.

When we're a run by ourself we usually just, you know,

have the equipment with us.

If the department had intended for us to keep the compartments

unlocked, they wouldn't have put locks on the doors, would they?

[key locking] There.

So much safer.

How about the OB box?

You just locked the door.

It's inside.

DeSoto, we're going to be working

together for quite some time.

So I think it's to both of our advantages to get along.

I'd like to tell you a little bit about my philosophy

as a paramedic.

Sure.

I believe there's a right way to do everything.

And that's the rule books way.

I'm not careless in anything I do

because I want to be the best paramedic in this county.

That's reasonable.

Good.

Then we're in complete agreement.

Let's look at the OB box.

WOMAN [ON TV]: Oh, doctor.

I know what you're going to say.

You're going to say that there could be other reasons.

But working until 2 a.m.

three nights a week?

Coming home with liquor on his breath

and smelling of other women's perfume?

And don't ask me how I feel about that.

DOCTOR [ON TV]: It's important to know why you feel that way.

WOMAN [ON TV]: It's important to know he's doing it.

And he's selfish.

He wants me and everyone else, too.

And it infuriates me.

DOCTOR [ON TV]: Anger is very healing.

It is?

Mm hm.

Oh, then I must tell you, doctor.

You know that cupid statue?

DOCTOR [ON TV]: Mm-hmm.

WOMAN [ON TV]: Well, the other night, I threw it at him.

And it hit him.

Oh, doctor.

I'm so glad it hit him.

Diggs!

How you doing?

Pretty good.

You know something?

I can't believe this stuff.

I cannot believe that they actually put this stuff on TV.

Well, I can't believe what happened to you.

Listen.

I leave here on a-- on a Friday for a nice long weekend.

And I come back on Monday. And look at you.

Here you are.

Yeah.

DIGGS: How's that, Johnny?

Ahh-- that's-- well actually, Diggs.

You know, there's no way I can get comfortable in this bed.

I'm just going to have to gut it out.

Well, in that case, I think you're just about

ready for physical therapy.

Oh, uh, this is Mary Lynn Smith, your physical therapist.

She's going to put you back on your feet.

I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Gauge.

I'm sure you're going to be a good patient.

Oh yes.

Well, my break's just about over.

Mr. Gauge?

Uh-- Johnny.

Mr. Gauge?

My hand?

Oh.

Sorry.

I got a little carried away there.

You know it's going to be kind of hard for me to think

of you as my therapist.

I have two degrees and my specialty is fracture patients

Oh, no, no, no.

I wasn't that you weren't a good therapist.

No, not at all.

I can tell by your eyes you're a good therapist.

Mr. Gauge, you can save all of your energy

for your recuperation.

I've heard all about you from the other women on the staff.

All?

All.

Well.

I certainly hope you're not the kind

that listens to vicious rumors.

I mean, you know how people like to talk.

A guy is just being pleasant and friendly.

And all of a sudden he's got a reputation.

All righty.

Here's your lunch.

You.

Out.

Out?

She's my physical therapist.

I don't care if she's a charter member

of the International Red Cross.

Out.

As in move it.

You have exactly 15 minutes for your chow.

Then I'll be back.

For what?

To give you your bath.

WOMAN [ON TV]: Linda called.

She told me she'd seen him with Georgia yesterday.

And last night he didn't get home until 3:30.

DOCTOR [ON TV]: Have uh-- have you discussed it with him?

WOMAN [ON TV]: What, and let him know

I know he's up to something?

Well, I may be crazy doctor, but I'm certainly not stupid.

Oh, I'm-- I'm-- I'm sorry, I-- I wouldn't want

to do anything to offend you.

After all, you're the only one who listens to me

and who understands.

DOCTOR [ON TV]: That's what we're here for.

WOMAN [ON TV]: I know.

That is what I'm paying you for, isn't it doctor?

DOCTOR [ON TV]: Now you're feeling hostile.

WOMAN [ON TV]: Oh no-- - What are you watching it for?

I thought you said it was garbage?

Yeah.

It--it--it--it is garbage.

What else do you expect me to do, I mean,

in--in--in--in my condition. - All right.

Well, look. I can't stay here too long.

Bryce is downstairs filling up the supplies.

I just wanted to come by and say hello to you for all the guys.

Hello. - Well, thank you.

I appreciate it.

Bryce, eh?

Well, uh, how you getting along with him?

Great.

Oh, ju-- just great.

Oh.

You are, huh?

Huh.

That's good.

I'm a litle surprised.

Well, actually, it's not great at all.

To tell you the truth, he's impossible. .

I don't want to burden you with my problems.

But he's driving me crazy.

Well, what exactly is he doing?

Well there's only one way to do things-- his way.

Everything I do, I'm constantly being corrected by him.

It's worse than training.

Well look.

If you want--

He's got me so uptight.

He's got me so uptight, I can't even drive the squad any more.

He's constantly telling me to watch out for traffic.

This morning we stopped twice at a filling station

just to check the oil.

I'm telling you, he's got me-- he's got me climbing the walls.

Look. It's simple, Roy.

All you have to do is take him aside--

Look. Look.

It's been really nice talking over with you because I--

I needed to talk to somebody about it.

It's OK. - Take care of yourself, OK?

I-- I will.

And I'll say hello to the guys for you.

Yeah.

Do that for me.

WOMAN [ON TV]: As I was saying, doctor.

The situation with Charlie and his secretary

is really impossible.

It has me practically climbing the walls.

And the only thing that really helps

is being able to talk to you about.

DOCTOR [ON TV]: That's what I'm here for.

Thought I'd drive awhile.

Squad 51 available.

MAN [ON CB RADIO]: Squad 51.

We should both be, prepared right?

Yeah.

[starts ignition]

Bryce?

You ever think it's possible to be too thorough?

You know, sometimes we get into situations that require

a little bit of flexibility.

Maybe following the book a little too closely

can do more harm than good.

Nobody ever went wrong by being too careful.

[buzzer]

MAN [ON CB RADIO]: Squad 51.

Unknown type rescue.

2702 Rotunda Drive.

Cross street: Capitol.

2702 Rotunda Drive.

Time out 11:45.

FIREFIGHTER: Squad 51 KMG-365.

[siren]

[siren]

ROY: Squad 51 at scene.

You locked the compartment door?

Of course I did.

Just as we agreed.

Yeah, well I almost broke my hand on the handle.

Well don't blame me for your bad memory.

WOMAN: Hi.

It's my husband.

I came home about an hour ago.

And he was suffering from indigestion.

And the pain got worse, so I called you.

ROY: OK. WOMAN: Um.

It's right in this way. - All right.

What is your name, ma'am? - Uh.

Claire Brightwiser. Um.

He just had bacon and eggs for br-- honey?

The paramedics are here. Hello Mr. Brightwiser.

Yeah.

This is John Brightwiser, my husband.

JOHN: Seem suffering from acute indigestion.

All right.

Well, we'll check you out and see what's wrong.

Just be careful of these books, though of course,

because I've been working. Mrs. Wellington--

Where exactly does it hurt?

Right here.

It goes clear back to my backbone right there.

Well, why don't we move over to a more comfortable chair.

No, no.

I'm perfectly all right here, gentlemen.

I--

Well-- probably be better over there.

You'll be much more comfortable.

We can examine you a little better.

You want to be careful of these materials,

because It's taken months of work, you know?

Has this ever happened to you before?

Oh, no, no, no.

Health is a horse, I-- I rode through from Princeton.

Of course, that was a few years ago.

Oh, honey, they don't want to hear about that.

He's been remarkably healthy.

No heart problems?

No.

No.

[inaudible] I'm not having [inaudible].

Nah, it's probably nothing at all.

You know, the flu is going around.

Maybe you got some of that.

MRS. BRIGHTWEISER: Yeah, yeah, honey.

It's the flu. That's what it is.

The flu.

Are you, uh, taking any medications, sir?

None.

OK, let's get a pulse on you here.

All right, 120 and thready.

[inaudible] I'd be all right.

Sure.

Sure, [inaudible].

Respirations 26.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

RAMPART [ON PHONE]: Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a male victim here-- age about--

60.

ROY: 60.

The patient is complaining of pains in the chest.

The vital signs are the pulse is 120 and thready.

The respiration is 26 and--

Uh, 120 over 80.

BP is 120 over 80.

The patient is diaphoretic, and the skin is cold and clammy.

RAMPART [ON PHONE]: If you want, could you send me a strip.

OK, standby, Rampart.

We're going to patch him in right now.

OK, put these on your chest, sir.

Yeah, we're going to put these on your chest.

We got a doctor at the hospital. He wants to check something out.

Well, well, what do they want to check?

It's standard procedure whenever

we suspect a heart problem.

Oh, no.

Not my heart.

We-- we do this on everyone, OK?

We perform this-- this is routine.

We do it on broken toes, on cracked

ribs, just about everything. OK?

Just relax.

The pain is much worse.

DeSoto.

Just relax, OK?

It's going to be fine.

It's all right.

It's going to be all right.

OK.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

The patient is patched in.

We're, uh, going to be sending you all six leads.

Can't you do something?

Please.

OK, pulse is up to 130. [siren]

MRS. BRIGHTWEISER: Oh!

What's that?

It's the ambulance.

We'll be taking you to Rampart Emergency.

Oh, no.

Oh.

I didn't know it was that serious.

I could have called you an hour ago.

He's always been so healthy.

Ma'am, it's all right. It's all right.

We don't even know what's wrong with him yet, OK?

The ambulance is just a precaution.

[siren]

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

The patients are experiencing some tension.

51, sinus rhythm-- elevation is in II and III AVF.

Start an IV with D5W TKO.

Administer 50 milligrams meperedine, IV-- 2

liters of O2.

Transport as soon as possible.

IV D5W TKO.

50 milligrams meperedine, IV.

All right, uh, we're going to give

you something for the pain.

It's going to make you feel a little better.

If he is-- if it's not serious, why do you have

to take him to the hospital?

Well, it's just a precaution.

OK?

Both of you just try to relax.

Everything is going to be all right.

OK, all right, yeah.

Doc says Brightweiser is going to be OK.

Good.

Let's go.

ANNOUNCER [ON SPEAKER]: Dr. Roberto el Ganza.

Dr. Roberto el Ganza.

Dr. Mendez, receiving room.

Dr. Mendez, receiving room.

Look, uh, I'll drive.

[engine start]

Bryce, I think we should talk about what

happened at that man's house.

Oh, it seemed like a pretty routine heart attack to me.

Nothing is routine. These aren't medical events.

They are people.

We're supposed to try to help them.

Meaning?

Meaning you should have never said the words

heart attack to that man.

As soon as you did, his condition

went right down the hill. I mean--

You asked me a question, and I answered it.

My answer was medically correct.

Medicine is people.

We're not supposed to panic them part of our care

is to try to help them.

It's obvious that we have a different approach.

I'm sure mine's right.

Well I could give you 12 reasons why it's wrong,

but I'm going to give you just one.

I'm the senior member here.

And as long as I am, we're going to do things my way.

Well, if you want to put it that way,

I don't see any point in discussing it further.

Easy, easy, easy.

All righty, you ready for your blood test?

Oh.

You-- out-- again.

Arm, please.

All right, now, look, you took a blood test off that arm

yesterday.

I have been doing this since before you were born.

I don't need advice from a hot shot paramedic.

Look, I do this for a living too.

I don't need--

I was in Korea-- no back talk.

Eas-- eas-- easy!

Ahh.

[groan]

I don't believe you.

You're going to learn to love me.

If I live through it.

[typing]

Cap, do you want to see me?

Yeah, come on in.

The police called while you were out.

They caught the hit and run driver who got engaged.

All right.

That's great. Carolyn Come here.

I want to ask you something.

How are you and Bryce getting along?

Fine.

Fine. We're getting along just fine.

I thought for a while there there might be

a little personality problem.

Oh, no, I can work with just about anybody.

I can get along with just about anybody.

Glad to hear that.

Just might have to bust him in the mouth to do it.

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Mother was right.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Uh, about what?

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: I never should have married him.

Why is it my mother is always right?

She's so-- so positive.

And I turn around and do just the opposite, and she's right,

and I'm wrong, and I feel so-- so stupid.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: What do you think that means?

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: I think that means you ask me that when

you don't know what to tell me.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Now, you're feeling

hostile towards your mother.

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Oh, no, no,

Doctor, I'm not feeling hostile toward my mother.

REPORTER [ON TV]: This is Jeff Pitcher, "Channel 4 News."

A two-alarm fire is burning out of control

in an abandoned processing plant in the downtown area.

We've just arrived on the scene with the "Channel 4 News" team.

Firemen have only been here for a few moments.

In fact, the second alarm was just sounded.

In a moment, we're going to be talking to a public information

officer.

But right now, everybody is concentrating on just getting

this fire under control.

Do you recall I just mentioned that the second alarm had

been sounded right here now.

You can see the engines arriving.

The second coming-- Engine Company 51

represented by a squad.

They will be coming in and putting up their lines right

into the building right there.

More units are now arriving on the scene.

[sirens]

What information we've been able to gather from people

on the scene-- the alarm was called in by a merchant who

is right across the street from this building

and who has been waiting [inaudible] structure remaining

here [inaudible] some time.

Hopefully, we'll be able to talk to the public information

officer shortly about what is going on

on the inside of this building, even as, uh, more

units are brought to the scene.

We're going to be, uh, in the way here,

I believe, in just a second. The building is abandoned.

And it's very age could cause some problems for firemen.

We have our public information officer here.

Tell me, what are the firemen doing right now?

CHIEF [ON TV]: Well, they're ventilating right now.

REPORTER [ON TV]: I notice you've

deployed no men on the roof. Why is that?

CHIEF [ON TV]: Well, this is an exceptionally-old building.

And it's very solid.

This roof is solid concrete.

It's too difficult to get through.

So we're putting all our men inside.

We are ventilating by knocking out

the doors on the upper level.

REPORTER [ON TV]: Thank you very much.

[flame sounds]

[explosion]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

[alarm]

[inaudible].

Let's go over there.

All right.

[ventilator sounds]

Charge the hose!

Charge the hose!

Charge the line!

FIREMAN: Charge the line!

[inaudible]

[spraying]

Go!

[flame sounds]

[inaudible] is worth a go.

[inaudible]

[inaudible] Watch out for the middle of the floor.

It looks like it could go at any time.

[explosion]

[yelling]

[flame sounds]

Oh, my god.

REPORTER [ON TV]: I'm with the battalion

chief in what seems to be a momentary lull in this fire.

He is going to show us the magnetic board

behind us exactly where all of his men are deployed.

FIREMEN [ON TV]: Battalion 14, engine 51, I have a code

I3-- firemen trapped in the rubble.

Request additional squad, ambulances, and a rescue crew.

I also need a floor plan for the first floor.

CHIEF [ON TV]: Battalion 14. Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

REPORTER [ON TV]: The chief has just

received a call from one of his men over the handy talkie.

Now, with that device, he is able to be in constant contact

with all of the captains on this blaze.

CHIEF [ON TV]: Excuse me, we have a development here.

REPORTER [ON TV]: Can you tell me what it is?

CHIEF [ON TV]: Well, apparently, we have some men trapped.

We don't know if anyone's injured.

REPORTER [ON TV]: Now, do you know what company is involved?

I understood Engine 51 made the report.

CHIEF [ON TV]: No, we don't-- we don't at this time.

It's too early to know.

We don't know who's down in there.

Excuse me.

REPORTER [ON TV]: So there we have it,

the latest dramatic development in this fire.

Firemen, no one knows who or how many,

trapped-- perhaps injured.

Firemen are still at work on this fire in an abandoned

processing plant. Right now, the official view--

Hi.

Hi.

Listen, I-- I was just thinking about what you said.

Yeah.

And I-- I was thinking that-- that there isn't any

reason we couldn't be friends.

Hun.

Not right now, please.

See.

They've got the firemen trapped in there.

I'm sorry.

How's it going, Hank?

Well, they've only got a few minutes

there left in there, Morgan.

We're never going to get them out this way in time.

- I got the plans there. - Here.

Let me have a look.

Now, wh-- where are we?

Here we are-- right here.

OK, what do you think if we went around there, huh?

Yeah.

OK, that's got to be it. That's it.

- I'll take it from here, Hank. - OK.

- You go on ahead. - Yeah.

Kelly, let's go.

REPORTER [ON TV]: Just goes to show

you exactly how dangerous situations of this nature

can be.

There has been a cave in, as you have

heard, inside the building. There are some men trapped.

These ambulances which are arriving now-- this one,

the first one to arrive, is apparently for those men

inside.

Additional paramedic units are now

arriving behind that ambulance that, clearly,

all of the activity now is going on inside this burning

building.

OK, this has got to be the spot.

Kelly, check in there now.

[door knock]

DeSoto!

Lopez!

Bryce, can you hear me?

[door knock]

Ahh.

Hey, Kelly, here.

MALE SPEAKER [MUFFLED VOICE]: [inaudible] help me.

They're in there.

We're going to come in for you.

This is captain of 51 on a K12 up here-- on the double.

Kelly, you better go meet them.

They ain't gong to find us up here.

[door knock]

OK, we got a K12 coming up here. We're going to cut you out.

So hang on just a couple of more minutes.

[saw]

[cough]

Got everything under control now.

REPORTER [ON TV]: The injured men, I have been informed,

are being brought out momentarily.

They, of course, have been the center of all of all

of the concern here today.

They are being brought down now apparently.

They were all victims of a collapsed floor

deep within the bowels of the building.

Here you see two firemen-- three firemen now-- two paramedics--

bringing one man down on a gurney.

This man is apparently very seriously injured.

He's much too, uh, seriously hurt to walk on his own.

Another man is following him down the stairs

now on a stretcher.

There is dense smoke within the building.

So all of them, I am certain, have had certain trouble

with smoke inhalation.

The second man being brought out now was also in that, uh,

room with the collapsed floor.

There is evidence of facial lacerations.

There is, uh, perhaps unconsciousness here.

They are all being loaded into the ambulance now

to be rushed off for emergency care.

Hopefully, they will be all right.

But we have no idea exactly the extent of those injuries.

CAPTAIN [ON TV]: [inaudible].

I don't know if I can cope with too many more new faces.

REPORTER [ON TV]: We'll get a word with Captain Stanley here.

Excuse me, Captain, can I have a moment with you?

How are those men going to be? Are they going to be all right?

CAPTAIN [ON TV]: Well, they're being taken to Rampart Hospital

right now.

We think they're going to be just fine.

REPORTER [ON TV]: Thank you very much, Captain Stanley.

So there you have it-- very encouraging news.

Again, we don't know the extent of their injuries.

But apparently, the feeling is that they are going to be fine.

From the scene here, Jeff Pitcher, "Channel 4 News."

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: I had the weirdest dream last night.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Let's-- let's talk about it.

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Well, I was

in this-- this strange house.

And it was all pink and black tile.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Pink and black?

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Yes.

And I-- I was throwing a party.

And I didn't know anyone there.

And my friends kept ignoring me.

But, uh, I-- I couldn't understand it,

even though it was my house, but I-- I just didn't recognize it.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Go on. Go on.

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Uh, oh, well, that's all I remember.

MALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: What, uh-- what do you think it means?

FEMALE SPEAKER [ON TV]: Well, uh,

I think you're supposed to tell me that, aren't you, doctor?

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Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen!

Well, welcome to Rampart.

Uh, gentlemen, I am in charge of recreation--

also in charge of morale.

I'm also in charge of laundry.

How are you guys doing?

Well, I guess this is a lot better than the soap opera.

Where's Bryce?

You guys aren't going to believe this,

but do you know he got out of this without a scratch?

Yeah, well, it just goes to show

you how the big fireman in the sky

looks out for the righteous.

Uh, not really.

Uh, do you know who his partner is now that you're out?

I can't imagine.

Who?

You're not going to believe this, but Bellingham.

Not the animal.

Mhm.

The animal.

Can you imagine it?

The world's perfect paramedic with the biggest

slob in the department.

You know, they're going to drive

each other bananas in a week.

Well, it just goes to show that there

is a meaning to life after all.

Gage, you're AWOL-- ugly, ugly.

Sorry.

Now, get back to your room.

OK.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

It's OK.

We were just talking.

And no insubordination from you, bright eyes.

Now are you going to roll that thing,

or do I have to carry you? - I'm going.

I'm going.

I-- I don't understand.

We were just--

NURSE: He knows I have a schedule to keep.

It's 1100 hours.

It's time for his bath.

Bath?

That's right, bath.

In exactly 15 minutes, I'll be back.

Back?

That's right, Steve Stunning-- you're next.

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