Firefighters approach Deutsche Bank Fire 8/18/07

Firefighters pass me on Cedar Street to head to the fire inside the Deutsche Bank Building. See blog entry at isleofjoy.wordpress.com

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• Deutsche
• Bank
• Fire
• World
• Trade
• Center
• Firefighters
• New
• York

[NYBenn]

ileso13 - I flinched as I filmed this with my mobile; instinctively reached out to the passing firefighters to say 'don't get closer, don't go there, it's too dangerous.' But this is their job, the duty they take an oath to honor, their pride. They walk into fires for us. We need warning not to go into burning buildings because we're civilians. Firefighters go in on our behalf to put the fires out. They're honorable beyond our comprehension or rational thought.

[Himdarling44]

And by the way sillyboy (what the hell kinda name is that anyway?), the building wasn't abandoned, and it started from workers smoking near open fuel containers. It was being demolished from the inside, and it was one hell of a job. Multiple floors, Hazardous Materials and Asbestos on all floors, falling debris, fire on the scaffolding, and MOST important NO FREAKING WATER!! The standpipe was dry so they had to pump water up 14 floors! They did a great job that day, and you should respect them

[ziggerification]

@o194 i agree with you

[lostinthemix]

I missed the part where the bld imploded.

[weedhopperps51]

What a fucked up fire this was. It's a miracle we did'nt lose more guys that day.

[o194]

@sillyboy024 u fucking asshole these heros put there lives on the line everyday to say any firefighter death is stupid takes a real asshole and scumbag i know if i was there families i would be proud of them and i am sure there families are verry proud u are a fucking asshole scumbag

[gotbarrels]

you can talk all u want about nyc firefighters, or any as a matter of fact..... just remember when youre trapped at the end of one of those burning smoke filled hallways on the 60th floor with no way out, that theres a whole crew of guys that are risking their lives to crawl down that hot dark smoky hallway to get you out. and even after all the shit you talk theyre still coming

[Himdarling44]

And another thing, about being told to not go in there, just let it burn? By law if I or any other firefighter in this country just let a building burn, even if the owner told you to, it is ILLEGAL. You can have charges brought up on you. Also I don't really want anyone telling me not to go in there. I have had my helmet melt of my head, I've burned my ears on more than one occasion, but I know the risks I know the job, that's what I was trained to do, and I'm going to do it.

[m173627]

Wow. You idiot.

What the hell do you do for a living, huh? Do you save lives? These people do. Even poor imbeciles like you.

[klc689]

and for another thing sillyboy024, I honestly hope what you wrote was not serious in any way, because if it was, you have serious issues. I'm 100% sure that the families are proud, don't you worry, because I have never been more proud in my life. I sat there in both wakes and funerals, and I have never seen so many people so proud of two people in my entire life. I'll pray for you tonight, I think you almost need it more.

[klc689]

first of all, if you have sort of intelligence what so ever. you cannot just let a building burn regardless if it is abandoned or not. if you have any common sense at all, you would realize that not only was it a building in the middle of new york city, but in the center of manhattan. Letting an "abandoned" building continue to burn poses the risk of catching other buildings on fire, who knows if it will just go out when it hits the "foundation". I'm sure you don't know that