(beeping)
Stand low, we're gonna get in
and we're gonna take a look at what we got
once we all get inside.
(dramatic music)
(upbeat music)
This is building three live fire rotation.
(beeps)
10-4, everybody ready?
(mask breathing)
All right, guys, eyes on me.
This drill takes between five
and 10 minutes inside the building.
All right, who do I got here?
I got Rachael, I got John, and Nick.
We show 'em the thermal imaging camera
which allows you to see through the smoke
and see different temperatures and shapes.
The white means hotter than the dark.
Let's move forward, we gotta find the fire,
so we can get the engine to bring water in and put it out.
Them not being able to see right away,
that takes a little getting used to.
We crawl in, and it's like all smoky, and it's just dark.
It's like you're blind in the desert hot heat
wearing a snowsuit.
You can barely see your hand in front of your face.
The worst part is going into total black
and having to literally feel your way.
Keep moving.
It's basically lights out conditions.
The most difficult thing is how cumbersome
all of the gear is. (laughs)
I feel like "A Christmas Story", you know,
where the guy can't put his arms down.
We have these big masks on that you're breathing
as if you're Darth Vader.
(mask breathing)
The mask is the only way they can breathe in there.
You take one breath without a mask,
you're probably going to die.
Everybody okay?
Yes.
Okay, good.
You always know fire is hot, but even
with all this gear on, you can really feel the heat.
If you didn't have this gear on,
you'd be burned and your skin would be melting.
Here we go.
But, you don't even realize
how much hotter you're going to get.
(fire roaring)
I got flames up ahead of us.
We gotta make our way to it.
You're crawling on your hands and knees.
You're following your partner into the biggest pizza oven
you've ever seen with flames everywhere,
and now you're really hot.
All right, so then we found the fire.
We would get on the radio, call the engine,
and say, fire is 50 feet in the rear.
They would stretch the line in.
We use the truck, we continue the search.
All right, gang, let's get back down
and we'll go out to the right.
Get down, guys, time to crawl out.
(siren sounding)
(cheering and clapping)
Nice job, guys.
(mask breathing)
All right, gang, so look, you guys may not realize
but your gear is extremely hot right now
so leave your gloves on if you're taking stuff off.
Okay.
Everybody did a great job.
You guys notice in the heat of battle, right,
your anxiety level grows just from being in there.
Woo! My hair had no thought today.
I threw in the towel early.
(laughing)
The hardest part for me was staying low.
A little bit taller, so.
Well, that was, what, five minutes?
Felt like half hour but if you say so.
We're usually in there for about 20, 35 minutes.
Felt like I was in an action movie, kind of.
That's intense in there.
Were you shut down, Rach?
I should've carried a pizza with me.
I know, when it's fate, seriously,
it's like it would've been burnt by the time you got out.
It's a thousand degrees in there, man.
You bring a pizza in there with firemen,
you're not coming out with a pizza.
(laughs) That's true, that's true.
(upbeat music)
You're awesome.
How'd it go?
I just stopped shaking.
You know, it's the first part where you're
on your hands and knees, and pitch black,
and all you're doing is trying to find (mumbles).
That was more frightening to me
than being in front of the fire itself.
Just the pitch black, you can't see anything.
I couldn't even see my wife's butt,
like nothing, pitch black.
Well, that is blind, John.
(applause)
And the biggest thank you to all again
to our brave firefighters from coast to coast, yes!
That's our show, we'll see you next year, everybody.
Bye bye!
(applause and cheering)