The firefighters made several attempts to enter the house but were driven back by the heat and flames, he said.
Nearly a hundred firefighters made a loose circle around the crew chiefs.
But all the firefighters in his station made it out alive.
But many firefighters from around Connecticut did make it down to the disaster site.
I was reminded of the day in 1966 when 12 firefighters made the supreme sacrifice.
On their days off, a supervisor accompanies the firefighters to make certain they do not drink.
A civilian firefighter with the same elite status would make about $15 an hour plus overtime.
As the firefighters made their way in the mud and darkness, they found a man with his leg broken.
Retired firefighters and other counselors are making the rounds to firehouses to see if anyone wants to talk.
The hope was that firefighters or police officers would finally make honest women of them.