Firefighters are about saving lives. When you have a disaster or collapse you have to be prepared. That's what we're all about.

Our mission is to completely cover our state with teams that are trained and can respond to their own communities. I'd like to have strike teams in each county throughout the state.

Because of the quick response and training of the firefighters on the scene, we were able to get the father out. He was buried over his chest cavity up to his armpits. It was very difficult for him to breathe.

I think if the general exodus that seems to be going on occurs it's going to be a disaster,

Things change... I don't think we should regard change as a disaster.

Their errors have been costly to Martin County taxpayers, and an escalating seven-year disaster for the neighborhood in the runway protection zone and airport users,