Rescue 911 - Episode 325 - "New Zealand Tanker"(Part 2 of 2)

[mboz38]

i still can't believe what royd did; running into that huge gasoline fire!

[zeniths241]

This event just randomly came into my head tonight and I'm so glad I could find the footage.

Thank you for this. He's a hero......regardless of the petty politics that some people in New Zealand have on the matter.

[DorvellTStewart]

I think this was also featured on "The World's Most Amazing Videos." Great story!

[H20fanatic20]

they had a movie based on these actual events im not sure what it was called but it premiered on lifetime though

[computerzrul1997]

I was born the same day this video came out!

[runehcker129]

"It doesn't give adam" lol!

[vickiormindyb]

She's a really beautiful girl.

My friend's wife looks like that. Dark hair and complexion.

[Kauwhaka]

I drove past on the motorway that night and it looked like the whole shopping centre was burning. This story still brings a lump to my throat and a tear in my eye.

[thedarkdragonslair13]

As a kiwi I know a bit more about this story then the video actually lets on. Royd the firefighter was making conversation with her when she told him she liked horses (this was not captured on video) then that is when he told her he would take her horse riding. Some of the footage on this was taken from a Kiwi show that was on at the same time as Rescue 911 called heroes that had more detail in it then this. Still a bloody courageous act one im sure many would not repeat.

[Bryan198026]

Granted, but maybe giving her something to look forward to was the best way to help her keep calm so she didn't inadvertently get herself and possibly her benefactors killed. All I know for sure is I love their accents. I wonder what she's up to lately?

[fireman257]

That's what the fire fighter in this instance would have been doing, not only to help her remain calmer and more focused, but also as a genuinely human act of compassion.

[HorseCrazyDaisy]

I know however I'm sure if you were in her situation the first thing on your mind would be 'get me outta here!!'

[HorseCrazyDaisy]

"When we get outta here, we're gonna go horse riding?"

That'll hardly be a consolation for me lol

[fireman257]

What sort of a comment is that supposed to be?

[HorseCrazyDaisy]

When the girl was under the tanker and the guy said he'd take her horse riding, that'll would hardly be the main thing on her mind- even someone like myself who is horse mad would be more worried about the flames!!

[fireman257]

Being able to give a victim something to focus on, no matter how trivial, can often help them to stay calmer. We carry soft toys on our fire appliances for children involved in serious road accident etc.

to help keep them "occupied" whilst cutting their family members out of their vehicle.

[jessied81]

hey, he's missin' a finger...5:21

[KittyKarryAll]

Wow that was amazing bless her heart! I love their accents too! :)

[danielkang1234]

it looked like it was raining.

[fightboss]

hey Guys & Gals, this Episode almost Creeped me out! My Dad was a Firefighter!!! this Shows, No Matter Where in the World, firefighters are There when Danger Appears!!! Let's Hope Someone makes Sure that Tanker Trucks are Carefully Checked out so We Never see a call like that,AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

[fireman257]

Ahhhh, fightboss there wasn't anything wrong with the tanker itself

[Kleman09]

@fightboss u can inspect tankers all you want, but accidents will continue to happen. Many times it is not the tank driver's fault. There was an incident about 3 years ago near my home area, that involved a tanker. Irony is that the accident was caused by an incredibly rich doctor. Even to this day his wife continues to pester the oil company and tank truck driver. She continues to blame the tanker for an accident her husband caused.

[THEArticDragon]

And to think, I pass that spot alot. I've been in that council building that was next to it.

[xBilabong69x]

poor gurl but im glad shes ok

[stix2507]

It's amazing that no one died in the accident. kids are resilient. I'm glad that both mother and daughter survived and are doing ok.

[a501322914]

Parking a car in the middle of the road is sooooo womenish. Yes ladies this is how you cause an accident. She did not mean to but she did it anyway. And then you have to risk your life to save her, damn.

[mousespup]

a501322914- if u did notice, it wasn't because she was parked in the middle of the road that caused the crash, the white car that tried to pull out in front of the tanker caused him to swere and hit brakes. pay attention before u open ur mouth

[3a6rooshuk]

true

[pug6666]

But Why did he move back into the lane she was parked in?

[sheltieproductions]

@pug6666 i think he was sliding

[skiljathegirl]

Why did anyone lose a job because of this? There is no reason...

[DorvellTStewart]

Some of the firemen lost their jobs? They never said anything about a bunch of firemen losing their jobs after this happened! If that's true, then that's messed up!

[FrankieJ111688]

3 words: well done royd!

[FrankieJ111688]

happy thing about royd was that he was congratulated by his fellow firefighters!

[FrankieJ111688]

shirley young (the 12-year-old victim) was saved by firefighter royd kennedy (the emotionally drained hero)!.

[wafireboy]

I remember that night was living in Papakura at the time. Now a firefighter in Australia

[Janobewon]

Wow....just wow...

[amez4life]

at 8:18 Shirley doesn't look 12; she looks 15, but at 7:29 she looks 12

[asasinz2]

I can remember they renamed the show Rescue 111 in New Zealand after everyone kept calling 911 in an emergency. This particular segment also screened on the locally made show Heroes which was similar to Rescue 911.

[Ladissea]

If your talking about the made for TV movie about this incident its called Heart of Fire and it stars Patrick Duffy and Alex McKenna

[singstar025]

Well ummm.....what happened to the truck driver?????? I presume he died, also?

[allgood2000]

No. In the first part it said he got out and help rescue the girl's mom from the burning car.

[bravonov]

I remember this from when I wa a kid. Note the commentary that Royd "took off" and "we had to move guys into positions where they were exposed to danger [to cover Royd]". Many firefighters got badly burnt covering this guys bum. I used to think of this guy as a hero, I even wrote to him when I was about 8. This guy cost many firefighters thier jobs, now I think he's a quick thinking glory hog. I've lost all admiration for him.

[NorwEllen]

Bravonov: Quick thinking glory hog? He risked his own life, knowing that the truck might suddenly explode into more fierce fire, and his buddies did their jobs covering "his bum" in a successful attempt to save a young girls life! If they hadn't done that, both him and the girl would have died. Quick thinking glory hog? I think not. In the end, they are all heroes. Royd put his life out the most, not those who was covering him. A small sacrifice to lose your job after something like that.

[THEArticDragon]

QUICK THINKING WHAT? you musta been looking at a different video than me.

[whattheheck1000]

3:11 = a Real Hero.

[pauln3535]

please let me know what the name of this movie is please

[uniballvision]

its a tv show. Rescue 911, its discontinued but u can vote for it back!

[OneSkiWonder]

I wonder if that had happened today if with the technology advances we have now if they could have saved her leg. It's amazing what a few years of research can do. That being said, that girl had luck on her side.

[TudorRose85]

Poor Shirley losing her leg.

[katrebra]

I think the girl and firemans were scared but that one dude that saved her wansnt scared probally for her though i feal sorry for her that she lost her leg but its better than looseing your life i think so.

[jmm2000]

There was a TV movie based on this story. I forgot was the name of the movie. I think it was Heart of Fire or Courage of Fire.

[joelsterling]

if anybody knows the name of the movie, please let me know

[cd2796]

all the fire men that were there all got bernt roid didint graim haycoc is my frend and all the fire min gont angyat roy becos he got all the fame and ather fire min riskt there lives to

[bringyabeer]

what ?

[Unslovedaudio]

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[Unslovedaudio]

vote on rescue 911 to come out on dvd,go to tvshowsondvd,com and vote ,rescue 911 has 433 votes

[DeepGrey]

Poor girl. :-( And great firefighters who saved her life.

[kurfew1100]

the fire engines there look really strange and so does there turnout gear!

[fireman257]

Thats because this happened about 17 years ago!

[allgood2000]

And in New Zealand.

[mikeMBW]

quite a bit different now :D

[rokkie1]

Awesome...this is a great video!He sacrificed so much for her..thats commitment to your job!

[exitabc]

this was the show along with unsolved mysteries which scared the shit out of me lol when i was a kid that theme song :)

[thebagel04]

Ha ha ha, I hated Unsolved Mysteries because it scared the bejebus out of me. I couldn't watch that show.

[thekiwicanuck]

Hahahaha! Man, I remember creeping out of my bedroom when I was supposed to be asleep, watching Unsolved Mysteries over my parents shoulders without them knowing, then being too scared to get to sleep! Served me right!

[bringyabeer]

Hell Yes~!

Unseolved mysteries was another classic. The presenters voice scared me enough as a kid.

[amoon4u1]

wow...Firefighters are the best, thanks to all of them...love you....cops 2.

[jumpyouanytime2]

for all you wannabe gangsters who say they hate cops...when u end up in a situation like this..guess who will be trying to save you?

[allgood2000]

The fire department.

[THEArticDragon]

BWAHA! but I agree with Jump2 on the gangster issue. They are just fulla hot air that rapidly fizzles out near a bigger heat source, if you know what I mean.

[dereonlovin]

lol.

[LGTheOneFreeMan]

@allgood2000 Owned

[IcePrincess73]

What unbelievable people these guys are!!! Bravo.

[mattsa860]

wasn't this incident made into a patrick duffy cbs special movie, I think I remeberd seeing it on lifetime acouple of weeks ago

[speakeasy365]

metalsanke... shut the hell up.

what a fantastic story, what an amazing pair of characters these two are, the firefighter and the girl... a real inspiration.

[IcePrincess73]

I agree. I would gladly sacrifice a leg so that I could continue living, especially as she was so young. She has her whole life in front of her, so much to look forward to.

[ITS420PAT]

Yea this show was more entertaining than survivor or american idol... tv's gone to shit these days

[spartydrew5]

bill shatner and bob stack made my sunday nights as a kid

[DorvellTStewart]

Your Sunday Nights? Rescue 911 came on on Tuesday Nights, and Unsolved Mysteries came on on Wednesday Nights, and then on Friday nights starting in 1994. Or, are you referring to reruns?

[firefightercfdny]

Same here, I grew up on this and Unsolved Mysteries. Now being a firefighter, once in a while (now I am inactive due to chronic illness, I'm only 23, which sucks more). But responding to some calls and being on some scene's reminded me of some of the rescue 911 episodes and brought back those eerie memmories, especially night time scene's.

[dreamdextreme]

this was the show along with unsolved mysteries which scared the shit out of me lol when i was a kid that theme song :)

[snekii]

LAWL

[sheriensazon]

how sad she lost her leg to that accident =(

[KinakoIshiyama]

Yes, that is sad, but at least she still has her life.

[MetalSanke]

some say loosing a limb is a fate worse then death.

[KinakoIshiyama]

Yes, it depends on the person's state of mind.

[singingindark12]

Not trying to be critical, but I wanna know what you would say after you lost your limb. :)

[KinakoIshiyama]

To be honest, I don't know how I would react if that happened to me. I never stopped to think about it.

[IcePrincess73]

Uuuummm, what about "thanks for saving all my other limbs and my life?"

[singingindark12]

you are right!! thank you!!  I am sorry for being such a fuzzy young man.. Good answer since noone knows that she will get the useful artificial legs in the future.. or not... but best wishes for her..

[hamstergeisha76]

I read about this young lady and the man who resuced her a while back. She lost her legs but got artificial ones, and the man who rescued her allowed the girl to ride his horses as therapy.

[allgood2000]

I wouldn't say losing a limb is worse than death, especially not with prosthetics nowadays. I think becoming paralyzed from the neck down would be worse than death, though.

[makarauri]

Wow I remember when that happened!! Its funny though when you watch something like this that has NZ people in it but is an international programme, you can really hear an accent. Yet watching our tv. Theres nothing!!

[usaka22]

Can you put the intro of the 30 minute show with a segment? I wanna be spooked like I used to as a five year old watching this.