Maurice Luque Quotations

When we got there, the building was well-involved in flame, so we went to defensive mode to protect neighboring buildings.

She tried to get out but the more she tried to get out, the deeper she sank.

Having an engine dedicated to the valley is a step in the right direction so other units may remain in their respective areas for proper coverage.

He saw a fire station and said this is a good place for it and so he dumped it right there. The driver just didn't want to take any chance with the fire in the truck, so he dumped the load right in front of the fire station.

We even have an armed guard with our folks, as do other teams there. It's just turned into a kind of madness.

We depend on them quite heavily. But as a backup, we still carry alphanumeric pagers, which are quite reliable to get emergency notification.

There have been 27 oven fires so far this year.

What they do is they locate the heat source right away so there's no delay in finding the source of the fire. With books, shelves and other devices in the way, they just followed the thermal image for the heat source and knew exactly where to go.

Diesel from the truck spilled as a result. Hazmat is there now cleaning that up.

They rescued about 240 people within a four-hour period of time within 5 square miles before they had to suspend operations at nightfall. There were about 500 people who still needed to be rescued.

It was found outside by a condiment stand at the north end of the arena, inside the gated area. The gates hadn't been opened up to the public, but there were a handful of vendors inside, and they were asked to evacuate as a precaution.

It was some type of package that was described as looking like a small briefcase or a box.

That's the end of the search, unless we get a missing-person report. Then it would be more of a recovery operation than a rescue.

It looked like a mini war zone. I saw people on the ground, some moaning, many bleeding. They had all sorts of injuries. Others were walking around dazed.

They just pulled the hose off the engine and doused it with foam.

At this time, we don't believe this fire is linked to the others.

Household products may seem harmless, but you need to follow the instructions and not mix stuff together.

The house was pretty much (fully) involved in fire when we got there.

The house is totaled inside, basically totaled. The fire began in a rear bedroom area but it spread very quickly to the rest of the house.

The fire was so intense, it cracked the windows of an apartment unit across the alley and melted the blinds.