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[music playing]

All right. All right.

Let's get moving.

Let's get moving.

We've got a lot of work to do up there.

Let's keep it off.

How many times have I told you not

to smoke around the paint, huh?

All right. All right.

You the crew that's working up on the 16th floor today?

No.

No, no, no, no.

We just came here to practice, OK?

Oh, that's very funny. But make it fast, huh.

This is a busy dock.

The service elevator's back there.

All right, you heard the man. You heard the man.

Let's get going now.

OK.

[music playing]

Good morning, Ms. Adams.

How was your weekend?

Hm, same as usual.

Oh?

Oh.

It was fantastic.

[laughing]

[music playing]

[sighs] Now don't forget.

Right here, 12:00 noon, all right?

And try not to be late for a change.

If I have to park the car, I got to go all around the block--

I know. I know!

I'll be here.

I'll be here, I promise.

Well, I've heard that before.

Uh, look, uh, I've got to get going or I'll be late.

Noon sharp, right here.

Don't I get a kiss?

[kiss]

We'll see.

[music playing]

Good morning, Alice.

Good morning, Mrs. Davis.

Oh, you're going the wrong way.

I mean, they finally finished your new office

over the weekend.

Sue has already moved in.

Of course, we all helped.

Thanks, Alice.

Let's just see how well they did by me.

[music playing]

[sighs]

Good morning, Sue.

Ooh, not bad, not bad at all.

Wait till you see the throne room.

- Any calls? - New York, Mrs. Davis.

JD has already called twice for you this morning.

Get him back.

OK.

[music playing]

Good morning, Mr. Warren.

Oh, has that shipment arrived from London yet?

I was just checking it out, sir.

Never mind.

I'll take care of that myself.

I want to make sure that we've got everything

that I paid for, personally.

[music playing]

All right. All right.

We've got all those walls to wash down.

We don't have all day. Come on, move it.

Come on.

Hey, who's in charge here?

What's your problem.

You can't leave all these junk in the hallway!

You're going to have to move it. - Move it where?

We're painting in here.

Look, that's your problem.

But get it out of the hallway.

And I mean right now!

OK, OK, OK, OK.

All right.

[claps]

[music playing]

OK, let's move it all in that room.

That ought to satisfy.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: LA, Squad 51.

10-7 to Rampart General Hospital.

Squad 51.

Yeah, this is really exciting, another meeting.

[chuckles]

What's this one supposed to be about?

Disaster planning, I think.

Ah, disaster planning.

Hey, that's really neat.

What are we supposed to be planning,

how to take care of them? Or how to cause them?

[chuckles] - That's a good line.

Why don't you use it at the meeting?

Well, what are we supposed to-- what

are we supposed to do, except what we always do,

only more of it.

I don't know, but maybe if you manage

to stay awake during the meeting, you might find out.

Stay awake during the meeting?

When did I ever fall asleep during the meeting?

Last meeting.

Well, I mean, other than that one.

For crying out loud, we were fighting a fire all night long.

Of course I was tired.

[music playing]

WOMAN ON LOUDSPEAKER: Dr. Reed, treatment room 3.

Dr. Reed, treatment room 3.

You free, doctor?

Oh, not exactly.

I, uh, I got a base station meeting in about 10 minutes.

Well, we've got County 45 bringing in a traffic victim.

Say, Joe, would you cover me?

I got a base station meeting in about 10 minutes.

Sure.

All right, thanks a lot.

He's intense, isn't he?

Mostly about disasters.

He's got a thing about them.

Well, if he isn't careful, he's

likely to become one himself.

[chuckles] It's the well-known,

young doctor syndrome.

Who knows, he might even copy something before this job

grinds him down.

And that's the well-known, old doctor syndrome, except you

don't wear it very well, Joe.

I guess. [sighs]

What have we got coming in?

TC.

See

[music playing]

How's it going, Mike?

Quiet.

They're all just about in, and they haven't started

drifting off for lunch yet.

Hey, how about give me a break, huh?

Take the desk for 10 minutes, OK?

Hey, Mike, you better start thinking about your job.

Come on!

I'll be right back.

Mike.

Don't worry.

OK, 10 minutes, and that's it.

You're a prince.

Yeah, you bet.

[music playing]

[singing]

Come on, snap it up!

We need some more thinner in here for the gray.

OK, OK.

Everybody's in a hurry.

Everybody's in a hurry.

PAINTER: Come on, will you move it?

I'm coming!

[music playing]

We had a really fantastic weekend.

It was too bad you guys couldn't make it.

Going on a sailboat, you've got to be kidding?

What, the Superman I'm married to gets seasick in the bathtub.

[laughing]

Enough of the trivia.

Did he?

He did!

He asked me!

Well?

Well, you know, I'm supposed to be, uh, thinking about it.

But, uh--

But you're really going to do it, huh?

You're really going to marry a fireman?

You say that he had three heads or something.

What's the matter with firemen anyway?

You think I'd be better off married

to some out-of-work actor like my boss is?

Well, I guess you get a point. But still, I don't--

Hey, listen, speaking of my boss,

I got to get back before she starts

playing Bette Davis on me. - See you later.

OK.

And, uh, Sue?

Yes?

Congratulations, I guess.

Thanks a lot!

[chuckles]

[music playing]

We went to Catalina for the weekend again.

And?

And the engine broke down.

And we were drifting half the night.

Aw, you ought to sell that boat and get married, man.

Married guys never have a problem

getting to work on time.

Well, see, now that's what I call

a real heavy recommendation.

Anyway, I already asked her.

No kidding!

What did she say?

She wants to think about it, but--

Oh, Charlie.

You're in real bad trouble.

Yeah, for what you got going for it,

the more time Sue's got to think about it, the less likely

she is to say yes.

That's very funny.

Hey, listen, you want to work the squad today with Dave?

I'm kind of beat.

That's funny.

No way, pal.

There's a base station meeting scheduled today.

And, uh, personally I'd rather hang hose.

Well, thanks a lot.

[chuckles] Come on, let's check out the equipment.

Anyway, you can always sleep through a meeting.

That's true.

[music playing]

Here you are.

Will be all for now, Mrs. Davis?

[sighs]

Something wrong?

Is there anything I can do for you?

I wish there were.

JD wants me back in New York.

Oh, well, shall I make the usual reservations for you

then?

Uh, not exactly.

[sighs]

This isn't the usual business trip.

He wants to be back there permanently.

It would mean a major promotion.

Hey, that's great!

Congratulations!

Look, I got to tell you, you have really earned it.

Well, there's just one small problem involved.

What exactly am I supposed to do with my husband, the star?

Oh.

[music playing]

[sighs]

[music playing]

Magnificent, simply magnificent!

This collection is going to make me a fortune.

I think we'd better increase the insurance on this right

away, George.

How much are we covered for now? - I'm not sure, Mr. Warren.

We're still covered from the London end.

Now, George, that's not possible.

I specifically asked you to call--

You specifically told me that it

was completely covered from London until the first

of the month, sir. - Mm-hmm.

And what exactly is today's date, George?

Why, it's the, uh-- it's the first.

Yes, which means you idiot!

Look, I'll get our broker on the phone right away, sire.

Yes, George, you do that.

And pray, pray, that nothing happens to this collection

before it is completely covered!

Yes, sir.

[music playing]

Well, don't think that impresses me.

It's still a waste of time.

I thought Colby made some good points in there.

Yeah, and they all could have been

covered in a one-page memo.

- That's right. - Quit complaining, will you?

It beats cleaning the station.

Besides, you got a chance to catch up on your rest.

Old lover boy here had quite a weekend!

Will you knock it off?

Oh, it that right?

I'm sorry, I forgot.

He's been sincere this weekend, fellas.

He even asked Sue to marry him.

Is that right?

Well, congratulations!

I wish I could find a girl like that.

So do I. You know, I wish you'd get married.

It'd give us all a rest.

[laughing]

Charlie, come her for a second.

Does Sue have a sister?

You know, we've had two and a half hours.

We haven't had one run. We're about due.

Oh, Roy, don't say things like that.

Please, don't even think them.

[music playing]

[explosion]

What was that?

I don't know.

Well, go and see.

Hurry!

[explosion]

[screaming]

[breathing heavily] - Oh, god.

I'll call the fire department.

Hurry!

[breathing heavily]

Come on, hurry!

Oh, my god, they're dead.

They're all dead.

We're trapped in here?

We're trapped in here!

[stammering] Well, you better go in your office.

Come on.

We're trapped.

Come on!

[music playing]

[people coughing]

[fire burning louder]

Come on, let's use the other stairs!

My god, you can fry a hamburger on that door.

What do we do?

[things falling]

We wait.

Well, I'm sure it was nothing, nothing at all.

Well, I think I'll, uh, take an early lunch anyway.

What you want me to do, Mr. Warren?

Why, just lock everything up, George.

Lock everything up.

Yes, sir.

[music playing]

[machine whirring]

[music playing]

[alarm ringing]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Station 110, Station 18, Station 8,

Battalion 14, automatic fire alarm,

400 Graymar Plaza, cross street 5th, time up, 10:42.

[sirens blaring]

Squad 110 here.

That's a 10-4.

400 Graymar, that's the building where Sue works!

Hey, don't sweat it, pal. You know automatic alarms.

Yeah, yeah, let's just there.

That's what we're doing, babe.

That's what we're doing.

[sirens blaring]

[engine honking]

[sirens blaring]

[music playing]

[engine honking]

LA Engine 110 at scene.

We have smoke showing.

Respond to third alarm to our location.

Engine 18, make your standpipes and meet me inside.

Fire on frequency five.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: 10-4, Engine 110.

[sirens blaring]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Station 54, Truck 20, Engine 19, 52, Squad

51, respond to a structure fire with Engine 110, 400

Graymar Plaza.

Battalion 14, we are starting walk-ups at this time.

This fire is on frequency five.

Bobby, come on and go with me.

Bill, Leslie, get these damn pipes hooked up over here.

I'm going to go in and check it out.

I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

[chatter]

[beep]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Engine 227, move up to Station 18.

It's all right, folks. It's nothing.

Don't worry about anything! - Well, what about the alarm?

It's probably just a malfunction.

But there's got to be something going on!

No, it's not. It's just probably be a short--

Is it a bomb? Is it a bomb?

A bomb? Good heavens, no.

Please, just go on outside.

Look, we'll take care of it, huh.

Go ahead, folks.

Please, just go ahead.

[sirens blaring]

Coming through here please.

Guard, what floor is it on?

Oh, beat me.

It's probably a false alarm anyway.

We've had them before. - No, it's for real.

[sirens blaring]

[shouting]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Regional 514, cover Station 36.

[sirens blaring]

Squad 2011, pull up to Station 51.

Troop 32, move up to Station 8.

Anybody see any fire?

It's up on the 19th floor.

The whole place is going!

Listen, Bob, take control of the elevators,

and getting them down here quick!

You go it.

Ah, jeez.

It doesn't help much, huh?

Ah, it's probably shorted out.

[sirens blaring]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Engine 45, pull up to Station 54.

[sirens blaring]

Hey, give me hand.

[chatter]

[music playing]

[sirens blaring]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Troop 89, move up to Station 20.

[people coughing]

[music playing]

What floor is it on?

Uh, this annunciator smoke indicator is going

all up like a Christmas tree.

Listen, Dave, Charlie, grab some more equipment.

Get a couple of hose packs.

If you take the lobby control, I'm going to go

up and see what I can find out. - OK.

[phone ringing]

We've got the elevators, Captain.

All right.

No, sir, it's not a drill!

- What floor is he on? - Six.

Look, hang up on it.

Give me a tenant, somebody on 17, 18, or 19.

Have you shut down the utilities yet?

No, not yet.

Well, get the, uh, air conditioning shut off

and the gas shut off, all right?

Now the only thing I running here

are the elevators and the lights.

OK. Hey, Bill?

Yeah.

Look, I need somebody to run the elevators for me.

Can I use one of your men? - You got it.

Smitty, go with him. - 17 doesn't answer.

I think the phones are out.

OK, guys, let's go.

[music playing]

[sirens blaring]

[engines honking]

[sirens blaring]

[music playing]

Truck 3, coming off of Baywood.

There's a large [inaudible] across 7th.

What are you trying to do?

We got to get out of here!

What do you got in mind?

You're going to fly?

We stay here, we're going to fry!

We stay here until the fire department gets us out.

[music playing]

Building's got about 80% occupancy.

Yeah, another few minutes, everybody would have

been out on their lunch hour.

Now let's just make sure we got control.

Smitty, take us back down to two.

[music playing]

OK, take us up to 17.

All right, men, we want to make sure

we keep the south stairwell clear for evacuation.

Just hope this thing's above 16.

His girl works on 16.

[music playing]

- What do you got, Capt? - Don't know for sure, Chief.

We're still trying to establish a location.

Moore's gone up to 17 to take a look.

All right, I'll set up a CP outside.

You stay here until 110 reports. - Will do.

You've got the elevators, yeah?

Yeah, over here.

OK.

[music playing]

It's taking long enough.

Beats walking up.

All right, boys, let's get them all.

[music playing]

- Hey, what's happening? - Just stay calm.

We're taking care of it.

Now take this elevator down.

Don't use any of the others.

This Team 110 to Battalion 14, we're on the 17th floor

and above it.

Yeah, but how many floors above it?

Chief, we'll work our way down to it through the smoke tower.

We need some men up on 17 to check

it out and above it to make sure the building's clear.

10-40 210, Squad 51, search on 17.

Truck 20, Truck 31, search 18 and 19 and above.

HT110 is still trying to locate the fire below 17.

Hey, slow down. Hold it!

Hold it! Hold it!

Don't panic! Just walk.

Go around and take the middle elevator.

The firemen there will take you all the way down.

Now don't panic.

Walk!

[breathing in masks]

[music playing]

[people screaming]

Move away from the door so we can--

Now!

[screaming]

[fire burning]

[people panicking]

Take it easy.

You're going to be all right.

[people coughing and screaming]

[fire burning]

All right, take it easy.

Don't move, don't move.

Take it easy!

Take care of her.

[breathing heavily]

[fire burning]

Battalion HD 110.

I've located a fire on 16th floor landing of a stairwell.

It's fully involved.

The tower Is blocked for evacuation both up and down.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: 4 18 110.

[music playing]

Don't just sit here. Come on.

We've got to close off these air vents too.

[coughing]

We're doing to die here, I know it.

Maybe, but I'm going to give it both feet first.

Now come on.

Get what, will you, and give me some help?

[crying]

Wait here, all right?

Calm down! You're going to be OK.

This is going to take you down.

Just calm down.

[people coughing]

Now just wait right here.

It's going to be all right.

They're going to be here in just a minute.

[people coughing]

Keep direct pressure on it, all right.

Keep that there.

You're going to be fine.

Paramedics, let's get these people out of here

as quick as possible!

Come and go with me.

Grab that hose track.

[fire burning]

[music playing]

[crying]

[people coughing]

There's some air downstairs. Don't worry.

It's OK now.

It's all over.

Here you go.

Stay calm.

[music playing]

[coughing]

Water.

I can't breathe.

I know.

I know.

[coughs]

I can't get the other one closed.

[coughing]

Listen, just take it easy.

Just relax.

It's not going to be much longer now, I promise.

[breathing heavily]

[coughing]

One way or another.

[things crashing]

[music playing]

[coughing]

[music playing]

I've got to get down to 16.

What?

There is no way.

They have to work their way up from below.

- Look, I got to find Sue, man. - Look, just do your job.

And let everybody else do theirs.

You're supposed be a pro.

Besides, they probably all got out by now.

Let's go.

I doubt it.

How is she?

Possible skull fracture.

Battalion 14, this is Squad 51.

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: Squad 51.

We got about 10 seconds victims up

here on the 17th floor.

We need a triage team up here fast.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: 10-4, 51.

Well, we better move her first, and then him, all right?

[music playing]

I know.

I know.

Look, Tom, I promise you I'll have that information for you

by the end of the week, OK?

Now will you please let me get off the phone?

I'm up to my ears on a budget meeting.

[sighs]

Yeah, OK.

Thanks.

Sorry, Neal.

Look, I don't disagree with anything you've said.

We're way short on essentials for effective disaster

operations. - Yeah, well, then--

But you've got to understand, there's no way we can get

an effective budget for a contingency operation when

we're short of basic necessities for day-to-day operations

right here in emergency.

Look, I still think that what we have is a possibility.

Bill, County Fire has got a major structure

fire at Graymar Plaza.

They've got 10 plus injuries and more coming.

They're going to need a triage team right away.

OK, OK, uh, Neal, it's going to be you, me,

Mike Morton and Jean Wilson.

Dix, uh, you and Joe handle it from this end.

And, um-- and I'm going to need at least five nurses.

Let's move it.

Doctor, you may have just made your point the hard way.

[music playing]

[sirens blaring]

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: Medical Alert

Center to the triage team.

Yeah, go ahead, Mac.

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: I'm a preliminary capability

from the nearest hospitals.

Rampart General, five major and 10 minor.

St. James Burn Ward, two major and six minor.

University Medical, four major and seven minor.

10-4, Mac.

[music playing]

[sirens blaring]

- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm all right.

I can walk.

It's just my damn ribs.

It's spreading up-- we've gotta roll out of here.

Battalion 14, this is Squad 51.

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: Squad 51.

We have the fire come up here to 17.

We got to get these victims out of here!

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: 10-4, 51.

Move them out to the garage first level.

Rampart's got a triage team on the way.

[breathing heavily]

Will you give me a hand over there?

14, your assignment's, um, fire suppression on that floor.

You're 17th division.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Battalion 14 to Engine 36,

I'm sending Engine 31 and 236 up with four 2 1/2s.

Battalion 14.

Chief?

We're sealing off traffic for you

in both directions each block.

Good.

That vacant lot two blocks north of Chameleon?

Yeah?

Well, we may have to evacuate from the roof by helicopter.

Now if we do, we'll have to use that lot as a landing pad.

Now I want as many cars as possible

moved off the first level of that garage.

- Right, we'll take care of it. - Right, thanks.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Battalion 14, assisting 7,

I'll be there in five or six minutes.

[people coughing]

[sirens blaring]

It's on the 16th, huh?

Well, as far as we know, it started there.

But it's moving up the core.

Now we've got about 100 men here or on the way in.

Now we're staging off of 14.

You go up and take over fire suppression and rescue.

Let's hope we can hold it, Sam.

And we don't lose the elevators.

Hey, Chuck, get this car out of here, will you?

I see, sir.

[sirens blaring]

[people coughing]

[music playing]

[people coughing]

Hey, you have to go outside.

I, uh-- I was supposed to meet my wife here.

Not today.

Look, she said should be here at 12:00 noon.

Look, if she's inside, she's coming out.

We're evacuating everyone.

Look, she's probably outside already.

I've been outside. She's nowhere around!

I've got to find her, don't you understand?

Look, mister, you can't stay here!

- Please, let me just go up-- - Look, we got a problem.

Please, now just leave.

Just go outside, OK?

Come on, folks, come on.

Please, please, huh?

OK, that's it.

Come on.

Nice and easy.

That's it.

[people coughing]

[music playing]

[sirens blaring]

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Battalion 7, 436.

Battalion 14, we're going to need about six more ambulances,

a copter for evacuation, and every spare air bottle

that you can send.

FIREMAN ON RADIO: Battalion 14, we've got

a major brush fire at Alaberti.

All copters committed.

Will advise.

Battalion 14.

This way.

[sirens blaring]

I'm Dr. Brackett with the triage team.

Where's the command post? - Straight ahead, Doc.

All right, thanks.

Left please!

This way.

[radio chatter]

[engine whirring]

[engine revving]

They're in strictest part of the county.

We need any more men, it's going to take them 40

minutes to an hour to get here.

Well, if we can contain it, we can knock

it down in 15 or 20 minutes.

Yeah.

Hey, over here!

It's the building superintendent.

Listen, you go, uh, take over the staging area.

LA, System 7, I'm taking over 110's fire.

Any word yet on the copter?

Division 1 has notified us that the Coast Guard has

assigned Helicopter 1442 to assist in the evacuation

of the rooftop.

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: System 7.

[engine whirring]

[music playing]

- Dr. Brackett, triage team. - Division Assistant Chief.

Uh, we figured you could set up in the garage

first level right over there.

Don't they have a First Aid room?

Yes, but it's too small.

Now there's plenty of room in the garage

with access to the elevators.

The only problem is there's only a 6'7" clearance over the ramp.

And some of the ambulances can't make it.

All right, we can work around that.

How many casualties?

We don't have an exact count yet, about 20.

And a lot of smoke inhalations.

OK, I'm probably going to need some lights down there.

And I need something to cover the floors with.

I'll get them for you.

Anything else you need, just call us.

Thanks, Chief.

Listen, I'd like you to stick with me.

Right.

Has there been any new construction

since we surveyed the place?

Yeah, but I think I've got it all right here.

All right, you come along.

Right.

It's System 7.

The triage team is setting up in the garage.

They're going to need four salvage covers and six lights.

PARAMEDIC ON RADIO: 10-4.

[sirens blaring]

[music playing]

Operator, you don't understand.

It's an emergency!

Will you try it again?

555-1285.

No answer.

Thank you, operator.

[music playing]

Hey, Joe.

Grab that hose and knock that down in there.

[music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[music playing]

They're up high.

Get this over here.

Is there someone down there?

Let's work your way up around that corridor.

We're going to get some relief up here as soon as possible.

[music playing]