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You two sure were Gone long enough.

Yeah. Well you know how Some of those meetings are.

[in raspy voice] Ah. It wasn't a meeting. That was an endurance test.

[coughing]

Hey, gage, what happened To your voice?

[groans] That last fire I was in.

I sucked some smoke And, boy, it sure Did a number on me.

It wasn't the smoke. It was arguing with Brice that did it.

You know something? This is the second time... No, the...

This is the third time This week that man Has lectured to us

For two and a half hours.

Plans to improve The fire department, No doubt.

It's not the plans. It's the trivia That gets you down.

Boy, I swear,

He not only memorizes The regulations,

But he memorizes the Commas and the periods

And the exclamation Points.

And then, he repeats it all Back to you at the meetings.

I swear, man, he's gonna Drive me crazy.

That'll be a short ride.

Restrain yourself.

Let's just have some Lunch and forget.

Just like henry Does it, right? Eat and forget.

[alarm sounding]

Dispatcher on radio : Station 51...

How about us just Not eat and forget?

...One mile east of law.

Franklin ranch gate, One mile east of law.

Ambulance is responding. Time out, 1207.

Stanley: Station 51. Kmg 365.

[sirens wailing]

Dispatcher on radio : 51, informant reports

Toxic chemicals are stored In a tanker.

Use caution.

Kelly on radio : Squad 51, this is rampart. Can you send me some ekg?

Johnny on radio : 10-4. Transmitting ekg.

We're sending you a strip. Vitals to follow.

Pulse is 160. The victim Is in extreme pain, rampart.

[intercom beeping]

This patient is in v-fib.

Rampart, we have lost The victim's pulse. Beginning cpr.

[rapid beeping]

We're defibrillating victim, Rampart.

Rampart, We've defibrillated victim. Decent sinus rhythm.

Joe on radio : administer 2 amps sodium bicarb And insert an airway.

Kelly on radio : Start an iv, 51. Lactated ringer's.

Dixie: squad 51, Continue monitoring vitals And transport immediately.

Johnny on radio : We're on our way, rampart.

[sirens wailing]

I don't think you should Move her until the fire Department gets here, sir.

Just take it Easy now, okay? Okay.

No, don't move her. Don't move her.

Try not to move her. You might break her arm Or something.

You shouldn't Move her, sir.

What have we got?

This is A contractor.

He was kind of blacked out When I got here. His daughter Was operating the loader.

He's been giving me A pretty hard time.

All right. Hey...

[all chattering]

It'll be okay, emmie.

We'll get her out.

Settle down For a second.

Johnny: when you go to Take her out, make sure

She's got a cervical Collar on her.All right.

Plus the rain softened up This dirt. We can't touch Her till we tie this off.

Come on.

Stoker, get a cervical Collar off the squad When you're done, will you?

La engine 51. Respond Additional squad and Ambulance to this location.

Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.Sir, what's your name?

There you are.

What's your name?

Gold. Gold.Gold?

You gotta get emmie.Mr. Gold...

Hey, hey, hey, mr. Gold. Come on. Just settle down, Okay? You just calm down.

Look, you're not doing Yourself any good or Your daughter any good, okay?

Just settle down. Let the firemen Take her out.

Calm down. I want to try and get A respiration on you.

Try to slow that breathing down. That's not good for you.

Come on, Slow the breathing down.

Just think about each Breath as you take it. Try to slow it down.

All right. You're doing real good.

Doing real good.

Cap, there's a gas leak. I better get the battery cable.

Okay.

Kelly, you better bring A resuscitator down here If we get some gas fumes.

Watch out. Watch out.

Okay.

Kelly, why don't you Go down below?

There's some wood and Rocks and stuff down there.

Maybe you can give A push when we get Ready to extricate her.

Rampart, This is county 51 .

Kelly: go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have A male victim here, age 45.

Victim has blacked out As a result of injury To his daughter.

The patient is Non-cooperative.

Experiencing extreme anxiety.

He's conscious and Coherent at this time.

The vitals are... Blood pressure Is 180 over 120.

Pulse is 120. Respirations are 30.

Pupils are equal And reactive.

51, does the victim Show any evidence of trauma

Or does he have any history Of cardiac problems?

No apparent Trauma, roy.

Rampart, there's No apparent trauma.

We still have Some more history To get at this time.

We're gonna be Patching the victim in

And transmitting To you an ekg strip.

It'll be a lead two.

10-4.

I'll get 4 ready.

Okay.

Roy: rampart, This is county 51.

Go ahead, 51.

My victim has A history of hypertension.

He's still Very uncooperative.

There's nothing we can do Here at this time.

Did you receive The strip we sent?

51, his strip shows A wide qrs complex,

With intermittent Second degree av block.

Could be Stokes adams attack.

Transport immediately and Keep me advised of any Change in his condition.

10-4, rampart.

We'll break down communications And load up in the ambulance.

Calm down.

All right. Did you hear all that?Yeah.

Okay. I'll guide him in.

All right.

Just settle back down. Hold on.

Hey, come on. Settle down.

I can't leave her.

Hey, mr. Gold...Johnny!

Gold: leave me alone!

Vince: mr. Gold, Settle down. Hold on.

Roy: hey, come on. Settle down.

Gold: I can't leave her!

Vince: hey, mr. Gold, Settle down.

Come on, now.Hey, hey. All right. Come on. Come on.

Come on. You're okay. What happened to him, huh?

He just got up And started moving.

Hey, come on, now. You're gonna have to Calm down.

See, they're almost Getting her out. Now calm down, okay?

Come on. You gotta get On this gurney now.

Gotta get emmie.

We're never gonna Get you to the hospital At this rate.

She's gonna be fine. They're getting her out. She's gonna be fine.

Just lie down and relax.

That's it.Hey, calm down. Okay?

Calm down.

Strap him in.All right.

Hey, roy, Come here.

Can you hang on To him, vince?

Yeah. We got him.

You know, If we take him away,

I think he's just gonna Flat go crazy on us.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Tell you what. Do you wanna...

Do you wanna Just keep him here,

And then when we get her out, We'll take 'em both in?

He'll calm down That way.

Sure. It's worth a chance.Okay. I'll tell the cap.

All right. I'm gonna load up.

All right.

Hey, cap.

We're gonna cancel The other ambulance.

We're gonna take him in With her when you get her out.

I think it's better.

La engine 51. Cancel additional Squad and ambulance.

Dispatcher: station 51.

Marco.Yeah.

Afternoon, dr. Brackett.

Brice.

Just wanted to give you A report on that incident This morning.

We explained the regulations To them and they understood Completely.

That's good. Thanks for taking care of it.

No problem.

In fact, I was just Saying to bob

It might not be A bad idea

If we got a memo out To the various news Organizations in town

And let them know Exactly what our policy is.

Yeah. That is A pretty good idea.

I'll give that Some thought.

Be glad to help Any way I can. Just let me know.

Okay. I'll do that. Thanks again.

That's what we need Those regulations for.

What was that All about?

A news team was covering That rescue this morning

And they tried to Bring their cameras Into the er.

Brice didn't even know They were behind him.

Caused a little bit Of a problem.

So, I had him explain The regulations to them

And tell them why They weren't allowed in.

Bet he did a good job.

Woman on pa: stat. Ident doctor in Treatment room 3.

Room 4.

How's he doing?

He's calmed down Now that she's conscious.

Here's the micu form.

Vitals are almost normal. She's in pretty good shape, too.

Okay.Thanks.

Later.

I want a 12-lead ekg And vitals on him.

Hi, I'm dr. Brackett.Hi.

I just want to check you Over a little, emmie.

You got a pretty Good bump there.

Yeah. I guess I was Kind of lucky, at that.

It wasn't your fault, hon.

How's your head feeling?

It's okay, dad. Take it easy.

After all You left the driving to me.

Kelly: she's going To be all right. And I want you to relax.

I'm gonna take a look At you in a minute.

Do you need me, kel?

Yeah, joe. Check out the cns Status here, will you?

She's got a bump.

I want chest x-rays And routine bloods.Got it.

How does your head feel?

It hurts.

I bet it does.

Do you feel Sick to your stomach?

No, my stomach is okay.

Mary, I want a complete Skull series on her.

You're going To be just fine.

How's my father?

I think he's gonna Be just fine, too.

Dr. Brackett's taking Good care of him.

Okay.

Right bundle with a lash And first degree av block.

Probably was The stokes adams attack.

We better admit and Get that hypertension Under control.

Mr. Gold, we're Going to admit you

And get you Checked out completely.

I wanna get that High blood pressure Under control.

And you also may have A problem

With the conductive System in your heart.

We'd like to Evaluate that thoroughly.

[mumbling]

Now I just want you To relax.

Your daughter's fine, And I'm sure you will Be, too. Okay?

Okay. Thank you, doctor.

Okay. You just take it easy.

Somebody help me, please!

My boy shot himself. Please, help me.

He's in the car And he's really hurt.

Get a gurney out here.

He was playing With his brother's gun.

I told him 1,ooo times To get rid of it.

Look what happened to him.

I didn't know What to do.

Okay, just take it easy, son. Let me look at it.

I brought him right here. Can you help him?

He can hardly breathe.

Okay. Okay. Let's get him into 2.

Just take it easy. Just take it easy.

He'll be all right. He'll be all right.

Into 2.

[sobbing] Oh, please help him. Nurse: take it easy.

Okay, that's good, That's good.

Get him in. Get him in there.

What sort of A gun was it, ma'am?

It was one of those Air guns you pump up.

I told him Not to play with it.

Is he gonna be all right?

It's too soon to tell. I'll let you know In a minute.

Come on. Let's go. Come on.

I told him...

He just won't listen.

Kelly: start him on 02 And patch him.

[boy groaning]What do we got, kel?

I didn't have time To see much.

A small entrance wound, Left side of the sternum.

Apparently he shot himself Accidentally with a pellet gun.

Let's get this shirt off.

[groaning] It hurts!

Easy, son. Easy.

What's your name, son?

Earl.You just take it easy.

Draw routine blood, Type and cross for 10 units.

Start an iv With plasmanate.

Pulse is 140 and thready.

Bp 110 over 70.

Bp is now 90 over 60. 20mm pulsus paradoxus.

Looks like Pericardial tamponade.

Mike: intubating. Set up for pericardiocentesis.

I want a 16-gauge ic needle On a 50 cc syringe.

Keep monitoring that ekg.

Somebody alert o.R. To set up for a possible Thoracotomy.

[flat lining] Asystole.

No bp.

Okay. I'm going to have to Open that chest.

Thoracotomy tray.

Now, what's happening To the...

Turn it on.

Prep him. Thank you, mike.

Take it.One, two, three...

Mike: one, two, three, Four, five.

Good. Keep that rhythm.

Okay.

Let's go. Let's go.

Right here.Yes.

Okay.

Suction.

Do you wanna just pass it Through here, dear?

Retractors.Retractors.

Come on With that suction.

Okay.

There we are.

Okay. There's a small Problem. Tamponade.

I'm gonna open The pericardium.

Mike: all right.

Second knife.

Let me have a clamp.

Another clamp.

Another one.

Retractors.Retractor.

Oh, that's... Okay.

Suction. Right there. Right there.

That's good. That's good.

Mike: Okay, place it...

Mike: can I get a stat?

Good.

Mike: one more.Kelly: sponge.

Okay. Sponge.

Look.I see it.

Pick-ups.

Abrasion of The right ventricle.

Sponge.Sponge.

Attaboy. That's good. That's good.

That's a Good-sized one.

More suction.

Suture.Suture.

Nurse: we've got A rhythm, doctor.

O.5 milligrams atropine.

[heart monitor beeping]

Let me... Trim that.

Pick it up.

Okay. I can get it.

I want one more.

Yeah. That's good. Okay.

Pick it up for me.

Thank you.Uh-huh.

Cut it.

Okay. Okay. That should do it.

All right. Let's Get some blood for Arterial blood gases

And get him up To or to close him.

It probably Looked spectacular,

But it was really A very routine run.

Well, guys, what are We gonna have for...[shushing]

Brice: I'm sorry, but we're Not permitted to discuss A victim's condition.

All right. Well, thank you very much.

County fire department Paramedic craig brice,

Whom we saw earlier, speaking About a spectacular rescue.

That concludes the News witness report for today.

This is marilyn smith At rampart hospital.

Well, what did he do?

It's not what he did. It's how he described it.

Yeah, his modesty Would make a camel barf.

Marco, come on.

I thought we were going To see an instant replay

Of him starting an iv On the guy.

You got to admit, The guy works with a flourish.

Did you see bellingham Trying to get away From the camera?

The cameraman kept Following him, got Him in the whole time.

Was it...

Was it a good rescue, or... What was it?

Well, it was some car In one of the canyons.

Just turned over And slid about 10 feet.

Nothing... No big thing.

They had to use the jaws To get the guy out.

He had a bump on his head. They started an iv. That was it.

And that's newsworthy?

How did that Make the news?

Well, the tv crew was Going to the brush fire Where the accident occurred,

So they decided to Wait for bellingham And brice to arrive.

Oh, that's great. Did they do a good job?

Not any better than Anybody else would've.

Why don't you eat Your hamburger? It'll Make you feel better.

The tv crew was Just sitting there, Waiting on him, huh?

Ready for the fearless Firefighter to perform His feat of daring.

Pass me the mustard, Or the ketchup, or...

The red stuff.

When's morton Gonna get here?

I'd like to have some lunch Before this tape review.

I don't know. He said he'd Be right down.

You got the Sports page there?

Yeah. Right there.

What's he got? Do you know?

I don't have the slightest... Oh, yes. It was some...

Some bright idea Brice's got on the Tape review this afternoon.

He wants to Go over the tapes

On that back hoe Incident last week.

For what?

[scoffs] "For what?" You're asking me?

You're asking me What brice has got On his mind?

I don't know what He's got on his mind.

The man is A mountain of trivia.

Give that man a simple Situation, within five Minutes, he'll...

Uh, roy...

Brice has got his Picture in the paper.

Roy: hmm. What, that tv thing?

No. He's got his picture In the sports page.

Look at this. It's amazing. Look.

They show him running here. They don't mention his name, But it's about that...

That firemen's olympic thing.

He runs. He ran In the marathon last year.

They probably just put That picture 'cause it Went well with the story.

Yeah? Well, why'd They use his picture?

It's a good picture.

Yeah. It may be A good picture, But big deal.

Sorry to Keep you guys waiting.

I had to get some Of these things copied.What is it?

Well, these are transcripts Of some of the runs

Which we thought would be Useful in the tape review.

Now these transcripts here Have a space here for comment,

And the idea is, Is to study these,

Make comments About the procedures That they went through.

The idea here is For you to study them

And to make a critique Of some sort before The meeting,

So we don't waste A lot of time listening to The transcripts of the tapes

During the meeting. You understand?

Yeah. Yeah. Doc, I understand.

But when are We gonna have Time to do this?

I mean, the meeting's In a couple of hours.

Yeah. But that's Not until 1:oo.

Great. We can eat While we're reading.

Good. Good.

[chuckles] Good? Good.

Woman on pa: Dr. Jackson...

John, roy, did you See brice and bellingham On tv last week?

Yeah, we did. We tried to Miss it though.

Yeah? Really? I thought he did A fine job.

As a matter of fact, I'd never seen him Work before.

But good gosh, That tv coverage was good.

Yeah.See you later.

See you later.

Am I going crazy Or something?

What do you mean?

Is brice the only human Being on earth now?

I think he'd probably Like to think so.

Brice. Everywhere you go I hear that name. Brice.

Hey, brice is On the committee.

Brice is on tv.

Hey, guess what? Brice is in the newspaper.

Brice is even in The sports page.

Give the man Another 10 minutes,

And he's gonna be Running this hospital.

That's 'cause he Volunteers for it.

If you volunteered, You could be a hero, too.

Nah. Thanks.

Brice. Even the sound of his Name drives me up a wall.

I mean, brice. Rice. Mice. Lice.

I'm becoming Allergic to his name.

[radio beeping]

Dispatcher: squad 51, Stand by for response.

Yeah. Well, you're probably Gonna have to wear ear plugs Through that meeting.

Squad 51, Woman collapsed. 2200 church street.

Cross street, hilldale. Ambulance is responding. Time out, 1143.

Roy: squad 51. 10-4.

[siren wailing]

Boys: Here they are! Here they are!

[boys clamoring]

Walter! Come here, walter. Come here, walter.

Let me go!

Leave him!

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Hey, did somebody here Call the paramedics?

Barry: yeah. It was...

Fred: yeah, erika. She's in there. She's sick, I think.

Let me go, fred! No!

Johnny: hey, You can't touch that.

Hey, will you get Your hand off that And get over there?

No! No! No! Let me go!

Hey, show us Where she's at.

Oh, get in there!Come on.

Fred get in there...Hey, quit your...

Erika, she's been Taking care of us While our folks are gone.

Look, quit shoving One another,

Or I'm gonna be Treating you in a second. Now cut it out.

She's from sweden. She goes to ucla.

All right, Thank you very much.

All right, look. Ma'am, What seems to be The problem here?

Hey. Give me that hat. Now look...

Hey, would you cut it out? Hey, look... Now look...

You'll be doing her A great, big favor If you wouldn't push...

Hey, will you give me That helmet?

Give me that thing. I'm telling you now, Cut it out.

Yes, ma'am. What seems to be The problem?

Those boys... I can't seem to breathe.

Yeah. Okay. Look, have you...

No! Hey! Will you quit Pushing around?

You can do this lady A great, big favor...Shut up!

Don't you tell me to shut up. I'm bigger than you are.

Do you have Any pain anywhere?

No real pain. I'm just numb all over.

[breathing heavily] I mean, my hands are numb. My feet...

Those kids... I can't believe it.

Hey, you guys. Why don't you go Outside, all right?

Okay.Pardon me. What were you saying?

I'm really very healthy.

Hey! Give me back My helmet!

Yeah. Okay. Uh...

And get out of here!

Do you have Any pains at all?

No real pain. I'm just Numb all over. My hands,

My feet...

These kids... That dumb dog...

I've never seen Anything like it.

All right. Try to calm down.

How long have You been like this?

Oh, about... I guess about an hour.

Yeah. And then, It got real bad.

Okay.

I just didn't know What to do with those boys.

All right.

Boys don't act like this In my country.

How old are you?

I'm 27.

Okay. Are you on Any kind of medication?

[panting] No.

All right. Just settle down, okay?

Just try to settle down.

Roy: why don't you just try Breathing into this bag, All right?

[breathing heavily]

Just calm down. Just calm down.

You want to grab her pulse? I never did get it.

Roy: low pulse here.

140 over 90.

Pulse is 140. Respiration is at 35.

Are you feeling Better now?

Okay. You just keep Breathing on the bag.

I think you're Gonna be fine, ma'am. I don't see any problem.

Would it be okay If we just took you To the hospital?

I mean, would you like To go to the hospital Just to check yourself out?

Oh, sure. That'd be fine. I mean, I feel better.

This is the quietest It's been since I arrived.

It's about the Quietest it's been Since I've arrived.

[breathing heavily] Yeah, it is quiet.

It is awfully quiet, Isn't it?

I wonder what this is?

What in the world are you...

I tried to stop them.

Yeah, yeah. I'm sure you tried to.

Hey! You're gonna Kill that dog.

Now, get over there, Will you?

Hey, will you get... Get over there!

Get out of there. Now, stand over there!

Now, get over here Where I can see you.

Get over there now!

Look. I'm gonna Smack you now. Just...

I'm gonna tell you One more time.

Now, you just Stay right there. I mean it.

[siren wailing]

Get in front of me. Go on, go on. Come on. Get in front of me.

[whimpering]

Why did you let them Do that to you for?

Fred: I'll show you Where it is.

Johnny: hey!

Boys: I want to help! Come on, I want to help!

[boys clamoring] Johnny: get out of there.

Hey, you... All right. All right.

Hey! Hey!I want to help.

All right. Let me have that.

All right. You can help. You can help.

All right. But don't hang on to it.

All right. You can't ride. No, you can't ride.

Fred: I want to ride.

Barry: I want to ride. Come on!

[barking]

[boys shouting]

Johnny: don't act. Push.

Hey! All right. Now, settle down. Get over there.

Just go over there And quit fooling around.

Don't you push me now. I mean it.

What we'll do is check you In to rampart general Hospital, all right?

Is that okay?Okay. That's fine.

Settle down now. Let them do their work, okay?

Okay. Why don't we come Over here and we'll...

Those boys are like Wild animals.

All right. Here. Come on over here.

You're not gonna Believe this. They had All of our equipment out.

Hey, will you Settle down?

They had a bp On the dog's neck.

Hey, now. Cut it out, Will you? Cut it out.

Erika: hey, somebody ought To call their parents.

The number is By the phone.

Okay. Okay. Don't worry about a thing.

We'll take care of it. Now, cut it out.

Oh, hi, fellas. Can I be of any help to you?

Yeah, vince. You sure can.

[clearing throat]

These boys here, Their parents Have to be called.

The phone's right over there And the phone number's Right next to it.

We'd help you, of course, But we've got to Take this lady in.

Hey, no problem.

Okay. See you later.

Vince: hi, fellas. How are you?

"We have the girl out now.

"She's conscious And pupils are equal..."

Excuse me. "Equal and reactive.

"We'll finish Patient assessment In the ambulance.

"We're ready to Transport at this time.

Our eta is four minutes."

And then early said, "1 o-4, 51 ."

Now, that seems like a Pretty straightforward run, Don't you think?

Yeah, it's Real straightforward.

Look, I'm gonna get something To eat out of the machines. You want anything?

Roy! What are you doing?

Look, we're late already. Come on, let's get in there.

Wait a minute, Wait a minute, Wait a minute.

This is just A tape review meeting.

I mean, it's not like We're on charges Or anything.

All right. Any other time, I'd agree with you.

But brice is in there, And undoubtedly he's got Something cooked up.

Now, come on.

Hey, you're paranoid.

You're paranoid. This is an educational Thing going on here.

It's voluntary.Okay. Fine.

Anybody but brice. Now, come on. Ready?

I really think This is something We should bring up

At the next Base station meeting.

Good idea.

We got the transcriptions.

We can start running down Some of these new drug problems

We've been running into Using these as examples.

Other hospitals Seem to be interested In the transcripts, too.

I was just talking to an Administrator at western

And she thinks she wants To use the transcripts For her own tape reviews.

Mike: well, it's really A first-rate system, brice. It really is.

Well, we're sorry you're late.

We didn't think You were going to make it,

So we've already Covered your run.

[clears throat] Yeah, well what do you think?

Well, we all agree That your handling of The situation was okay.

Frankly, I was a little Dubious of your decision

Not to transfer The patient immediately.

But the paramedics Seem to feel...

Yeah, well, that's probably Because you weren't...

[stammering] That's probably Because you... Thanks.

That's probably because You weren't there.

And had you been there, You would have known that

Roy and the officer Had their hands full.

[clears throat]

And he did have Stokes adams, and...

But he is okay. I mean, he is going to Need a pacemaker,

But, I mean, at least He's not dead in some Pit someplace.

Brice: that was exactly Our point, gage.

Those of us who Work in the field

Appreciate the soundness Of your and desoto's decision.

I was not criticizing, John.

Especially after The point made here.

I was then, I am now In full agreement

With your handling Of the situation.

Oh, well, thanks.

Actually, I was going To bring up

Something that Bellingham and I had

Which was similar but yours Was so much better that...

I think we can go on To the next issue here.

Certainly. I'd just like To conclude by saying that

I think this is A situation that we All face fairly frequently

And we should Bear it in mind.

Yeah.

Why don't we get on To the next transcript?

Yeah.Right.

I chose this next Issue because it is

More and more happening, More and more important To understand

That the problems that Are coming up

With defibrillation are Getting just really bad.Yeah.

Getting rushed Defibrillations,

We're Not using the chemicals...[radio beeping]

Dispatcher on radio : Squad 16, Stand by for response.

Engine and squad 16, Engine 143, engine 51, Battalion 14.

Structure fire, 843 georgina.

843 georgina. Cross street, lincoln. Time out, 1443.

Squad 16, 10-4.

As I was saying,

The heart association feels, And very justly so...

[siren wailing]

Hank.

Fire started from an explosion. We don't know the cause.

Looks like this place Is used to store Old cardboard and pvc.

There's bales of The stuff in there. Most of it is torched off.

Pvc, huh?Yeah.

Now get your rig Around the back. Cover the exposure.

You got it. Let's go.

Chief, we got Another problem.

Some guy's using the Back room of this place To run a gambling outfit.

I think we got most Of them out, but we're Gonna need some more help.

Yeah, I know, but I looked Like a real idiot.

I felt like an idiot.

Yeah, well you were A' little emphatic.

And brice, Can you believe his action?

[muttering]

It sounded like he was On the run with us.

And me, dropping the papers. Oh, I felt like a fool.

Yeah, you were a little Defensive.

I wouldn't worry about it. But you were a little defensive.

I can't believe brice. I mean, he's the most Unpredictable man I know.

Look, will you just... Just forget about brice.

I try to forget about brice. I really do.

I try to forget about him.

Every time I think of him, I try to forget about him.

[clears throat] But then, I pick up the paper

And I look on television

And I see his big, Grinning face looking at me.

[sighing] You know what I mean.

Yeah, I know what you mean, But do you?

[alarm sounding]

Dispatcher on radio : Squad 51, assist station 16 At their incident.

Structure fire, 843 georgina.

843 georgina, Cross street, lincoln. Time out, 1507.

[siren wailing]

I got him, cap. Brice is still inside.

There's a lot of smoke in there. He's got the last one.

Stanley: let's get That line up here.

Okay, brice is Still in there.

He's got another victim He's bringing out.

What is that?

Squad 16, ht 51.

Squad 16, ht 51. Do you copy?

Battalion 14, ht 51.

We've had a cave-in here. We've lost contact with One firefighter from squad 16.

Could stand some more Manpower back here.

All right. 10-4, 51.

Squad 51, battalion 14, Assist engine 51 in the rear.

[firefighters chattering]

Gage, desoto, Over here.

Bob, have a couple Of lifelines here.

That's good.

Brice is having some Trouble with his man.

The guy didn't want To come out. He was looking For his money or something.

His money? What do you mean?

They had a crap Game going inside. That's where the victims are.

Tie it on the Inside there.

Come on, Give me a hand.

They got A crap game going?

Yeah. They've got A crap game going inside. That's where the victims are.

All right.

Bob, here you go.

Are you tied up?Yeah.

Let me get my Gloves on first.

Squad 16, ht 51.

Do you copy, brice?

Squad 16, Do you copy?

Brice?

Johnny on radio : ht 51, Squad 51. We see a way past.

We're gonna go in and see If we can locate them. You heard from them?

Negative on that, ht 51. And watch your heads.

The crews working Above you say the Ceiling looks real bad.

Johnny: 1 o-4. We're watching.

Give me the hose.

Brice, Do you read me?

They must be almost Out of air by now.

I know it!

Hank! Hank!

Yeah, chief.

You made contact yet?

Not yet. Brice's radio must Be out of order.

Squad 16, ht 51, Do you copy?

Brice: in here!

[man coughing]

In here!

[coughing]

[all chattering]

[man continues coughing]

Some more water in here.

[coughing]

Engine 51, ht 51. We've got them And we're heading out.

10-4. We've got people Out here to assist you.

They're on their Way out now.

They're coming out Right through here.

Chief mcconnike has informed Me that they will be Coming out this entrance.

And here they are now. They're coming out...

Obviously, Tired and grateful. And they're helped...

Oh, by fireman Craig brice.

You see, they are having A little difficulty Getting through the entrance,

Getting out to safety.

All the victims Are out of the building At this time.

Mr. Brice, Have all the victims Been evacuated?

Yeah, that's everyone. Everyone's out.

Well, it's a relief to know That everyone is safe And accounted for.

We understand at one point They lost communication.

Roy: are you jealous That was it?

Johnny: for us?Yeah.

[johnny coughing]

Gage, desoto, I appreciate What you did in there.

Things were a little Marginal for a while.

I'll see the chief Gets a full report.

I'm gonna go Get checked out.

[coughing]

Well, I don't know.

Did I hear right? Was he... He was thanking us, wasn't he?

Yeah. He did seem A little grateful. Especially for him.

Did you hear what he said About giving the chief A full report?

[johnny laughing]

Look, don't be so hard On him, will you?

He's got his own problems, But he's an all right guy.

Roy: what? What is this?

All week long, you've been On some sort of brice-o-phobia,

And now you sound like You're gonna start A fan club for him.

No. No.

In fact, I'd say I just became more aware

Of his weaknesses, That's all.

You know, I think I just Got everything out of Perspective, that's all.

Out of perspective, huh?Yeah.

That's... That's pretty heavy. Out of perspective.

Roy, look at it this way.

I just got so wound up In the fact that he was Getting all the publicity

That I...

I just lost perspective, That's all.

I just lost sight Of who he really is.

That's kind of easy to do.

I mean, If you really knew brice...

[chuckling] I mean, Really knew brice like I...

You know, those guys have Got to be crazy.

I can see Gambling in vegas,

But that dirty hole?

You didn't drop in there Under the best of conditions, You know, marco.

Not exactly.

I bet you that's the Closest brice has ever Been to a crap table.

[laughing] I believe it.

Hey, cap, You should have seen it.

There was this huge pile Of rubble on top of the table

And there was brice Underneath the table.

[laughing] Under the table.

Yeah. I've got to ask him What kind of a crap game He was playing.

Yeah, and when he tells you, I want to know what he said.

[clears throat] Guys,

I think that brice showed very Good judgment in what he did.

Had he not been Under that table,

Him and his victim Could have died.

Did he get hit In the head today? What's wrong with him?

Smoke from the pvc pipe Hurt his throat.

[phone ringing]

Also caused him Severe brain damage.

[laughing] Very funny.

La county fire department. Captain stanley.

That's all I'm saying.

It's just the way He does it.

Thanks for calling, max. Yeah. We'll turn it on.

Hey, our fire.

It's on television Right now on the news.

All right.

Reporter on tv: ...Fought the blaze For nearly two hours

Before bringing it Fully under control.

The fire was the scene Of a harrowing rescue for Fire department paramedics,

Who rescued 12 men From the burning structure.

[clears throat] There. That's us right there.

No, no. That's somebody else. It's got to be somebody else.

That's the other side Of the building.

However, ignoring the hazards,

The paramedics And other firemen

Entered the flames to rescue The trapped card players.

At one point in the rescue, Several of the firemen became Trapped inside the building.

We were, of course, Unable to get the film

Of the rescue party Reaching them.

But here, you can see them Being helped...

That's us. There we are. Right there.

A tired and grateful Group of men these are

As they are helped to safety By fireman craig brice.

Mr. Brice, have all the Victims been evacuated?

Yeah, that's everyone. Everyone's out.

[sighs] Well, It's a relief To know that...

That lousy jerk.

Well, you finally made it On tv, and I have to admit, You never looked better.

[in raspy volce] Ha, ha. Very funny.

Never sounded better, Either.