Baltimore bridge collapse: Rescue efforts underway after cars plunge into the water
Summary
TLDRIn a press conference, Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James Wallace, along with Mayor Brandon Scott and other officials, provided an update on the search and rescue operation following the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore. At least two people were rescued from the water, with one in serious condition. The operation is ongoing, with multiple agencies involved, including air and marine assets. The focus remains on the search and rescue efforts, with up to seven individuals still potentially missing. There is no indication of terrorism or intentionality behind the bridge collapse.
Takeaways
- 🚨 The search and rescue operation is ongoing at the Patapsco River near the Key Bridge in Baltimore City after its collapse.
- 🛑 The incident began with a 911 call for a water rescue at approximately 01:40 AM, escalating with multiple calls indicating people in the water.
- 🚢 Initial reports suggest a ship may have struck the Key Bridge, leading to its collapse and people falling into the water.
- 💡 At 01:50 AM, the first unit from the Baltimore City Fire Department arrived on the scene, confirming the complete collapse of the Key Bridge.
- 🔍 Multiple agencies, including the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department, are involved in the search and rescue with air and marine assets.
- 🚁 The operation is dynamic, with a large area to cover, including surface and sub-surface water searches and the deck of the ship.
- 🤕 Two individuals were rescued from the water; one refused service as they were not injured, while the other was seriously injured and transported to a trauma center.
- 🔢 There are potentially upwards of seven individuals still missing, though the number has fluctuated throughout the morning.
- 🛴 Sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water, but an exact count is not yet available.
- 🚨 There is no indication of terrorism or intentional action leading to the bridge collapse; the investigation is ongoing with the cooperation of federal and state agencies.
Q & A
What was the cause of the emergency operation mentioned in the script?
-The emergency operation was initiated due to the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore City, following reports that a ship may have struck the bridge, leading to its partial collapse and multiple people being in the water.
What time did the Baltimore City Fire Department receive the dispatch call for the water rescue?
-The dispatch call for the water rescue was received by the Baltimore City Fire Department at approximately 0140 hours.
How many individuals were initially believed to be involved or affected by the Key Bridge collapse?
-It was believed that there may be upwards of seven individuals involved or affected by the Key Bridge collapse.
What types of assets were deployed for the search and rescue operation?
-The search and rescue operation deployed multiple air and marine assets from around the region, including assets from the Maryland State Police, Baltimore Police Department, and various local and state police agencies.
What technologies were utilized during the search and rescue operation?
-Technologies used during the search and rescue operation included side-scan sonar, other sonar capabilities, underwater UAVs, and infrared technology from both air and water surfaces.
How many people were removed from the water, and what was their condition?
-Two people were removed from the water; one individual refused service and was not injured, while the other was transported to a local trauma center in very serious condition.
What was the response of the ship's crew following the incident?
-The ship's crew remained on board and established communications with the Coast Guard, which was part of the overall operation to manage the situation.
How is the investigation into the cause of the bridge collapse being handled?
-The cause of the bridge collapse and related matters would be referred to law enforcement for investigation, as the primary focus of the operations mentioned was on search and rescue.
What were the challenges mentioned in conducting the search and rescue operation?
-Challenges in conducting the search and rescue operation included dealing with water currents, darkness, and ensuring safety while diving near the debris field.
Was there any indication or evidence of a fuel spill from the vessel involved?
-There was no confirmation of an active fuel spill from the vessel, although odors of diesel fuel were detected. The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Coast Guard were involved to assess the situation further.
Outlines
🚨 Fire Department Update on Key Bridge Collapse
Chief James Wallace of the Baltimore City Fire Department, joined by Mayor Brandon Scott and other officials, provides an update on the search and rescue operation following the collapse of the Key Bridge. A water rescue was initiated after a ship collision and subsequent bridge collapse at 0140 hours, with multiple people reported in the water. The first unit on the scene confirmed a complete bridge collapse, and two individuals were removed from the water, one with serious injuries. The operation involves multiple agencies and air and marine assets, with a large area to be searched including the water surface, sub-surface, and the ship deck. The focus is on searching for potentially upwards of seven individuals, with the situation being dynamic and the information subject to change.
🙏 Officials Express Support and Call for Unity
Mayor Brandon Scott and County Executive Oshefsky address the tragedy, emphasizing the need for prayers for the impacted families and gratitude for the first responders. They stress the ongoing and active nature of the search and rescue efforts, with a collective focus on finding and saving people. The officials also discuss the support received from state and federal partners, and the long road ahead in terms of search, rescue, and the aftermath of the incident. The conversation shifts to addressing the reporter's questions about the ship's crew, the first 911 call, and the potential number of people and vehicles involved in the collapse.
🔍 Ongoing Search and Rescue Efforts
The conversation continues with reporters asking for more details about the rescue operation. Chief Wallace confirms that the ship's crew is still on board and in communication with the Coast Guard. He also addresses the challenge of determining the exact number of people in the water, the presence of submerged vehicles detected by sonar, and the potential impact of the tide and darkness on the search efforts. The Chief discusses the decision-making process regarding when to consider a rescue non-survivable, relying on dive teams and experts to guide the operation.
🌆 Response to the Catastrophic Event
County Executive Oshefsky shares his shock and disbelief at the scale of the tragedy, likening the bridge collapse to scenes from an action movie. He emphasizes the community's focus on the families affected and the first responders working tirelessly to save lives. The discussion turns to the broader implications for the community and commerce, with the Mayor stressing that the immediate priority is the search and rescue efforts, not the bridge's reconstruction or the investigation into the cause of the collapse. The officials also address the absence of any indication of terrorism, with ongoing collaboration with federal agencies to gather intelligence.
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Keywords
💡Search and Rescue
💡Chief James Wallace
💡Key Bridge
💡Water Rescue
💡Collapse
💡First Responders
💡Sonar
💡Trauma Center
💡Underwater UAVs
💡Inflatable Technology
💡Emergency Management
Highlights
Chief James Wallace provides an update on the search and rescue operation in Baltimore City.
Mayor Brandon Scott, Council President Mosby, and County Executive Scheffsky are present at the briefing.
A water rescue was dispatched for the Patapsco River near the Key Bridge after a ship collision.
Multiple calls indicated several people in the water following the incident.
The Key Bridge has collapsed, with multiple people likely on the bridge at the time.
Two individuals were removed from the water, with one refusing service and the other in serious condition.
Multiple agencies are involved in the ongoing search and rescue, including air and marine assets.
The operation is dynamic with a large area to be searched, including the surface and subsurface of the water and the ship deck.
Upwards of seven individuals are potentially missing and the search continues.
Mayor Scott emphasizes the tragedy and calls for prayers for the impacted families and first responders.
County Executive Oshefsky acknowledges the tragedy and the ongoing efforts of first responders.
The focus is on the search and rescue efforts and supporting the impacted families.
The crew of the ship is still on board and in communication with the Coast Guard.
The first 911 call's origin and the exact number of people in the water are still under investigation.
Sonar has detected the presence of submerged vehicles, but an exact count is not yet available.
The search and rescue operation is expected to continue for the next 8 to 12 hours with air and maritime assets.
There is no indication of terrorism or intentional action leading to the bridge collapse.
The priority is on the search and rescue efforts rather than the investigation or rebuilding at this time.
The community is stunned by the incident, and the focus should be on the humanity of those impacted and the efforts to save lives.
Transcripts
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EVERYBODY READY?
HEY, GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS CHIEF JAMES WALLACE.
I'M CHIEF OF THE BALTIMORE CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'M JOINED IN MORNING BY OUR
MAYOR, BRANDON SCOTT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MOSEBY, COUNTY
EXECUTIVE SCHEFFSKY.
OUR BRIEF THIS MORNING WILL BE
AN UPDATE ON THE SEARCH AND
RESCUE OPERATION ONGOING AT THIS
POINT.
AT APPROXIMATELY 0140 HOURS THIS
MORNING OUR 911 CENTER
DISPATCHED A CALL TO THE
BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR REPORT OF A WATER RESCUE IN
THE PATAPSCO RIVER IN THE AREA
OF THE KEY BRIDGE.
AS UNITS WERE RESPONDING THEY
BEGAN TO RECEIVE NUMEROUS CALLS
INDICATING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN
THE WATER.
AT SOME POINT DURING THAT CHAIN
OF EVENTS OF CALLS WE BEGAN TO
RECEIVE INDICATIONS THAT A SHIP
MAY HAVE STRUCK THE KEY BRIDGE.
WE GOT FURTHER INFORMATION
THROUGH MULTIPLE CALLS THAT THE
KEY BRIDGE, PORTIONS OF THE KEY
BRIDGE HAD ACTUALLY COLLAPSED.
AT ABOUT 0150 HOURS OUR FIRST
UNIT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND
REPORTED A COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF
THE KEY BRIDGE.
WE WERE ALSO GIVEN INFORMATION
AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WERE
LIKELY MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON THE
BRIDGE AT THE TIME OF THE
COLLAPSE AND THAT AS A RESULT
MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE IN THE
WATER.
WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE TWO
PEOPLE FROM THE WATER.
ONE INDIVIDUAL REFUSED SERVICE
AND REFUSED TRANSPORT.
ESSENTIALLY THAT PERSON WAS NOT
INJURED.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS ANOTHER
INDIVIDUAL THAT'S BEEN
TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRAUMA
CENTER THAT IS IN VERY SERIOUS
CONDITION.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE MULTIPLE
AIR ASSETS FROM THE MARYLAND
STATE POLICE AS WELL AS THE
BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS
WELL AS MULTIPLE MARINE ASSETS
FROM AROUND THE REGION INCLUDING
BALTIMORE CITY, ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY, BALTIMORE COUNTY AS WELL
AS MULTIPLE LOCAL AND STATE
POLICE AGENCIES, NATIONAL
RESOURCES, POLICE, BPD SPECIAL
OPS UNIT IS IN HERE, MARYLAND
STATE POLICE IS HERE.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE RESOURCES.
WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH IN AN
ACTIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE POSTURE
AT THIS POINT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR SOME
TIME.
WE HAVE A LARGE AREA THAT WE
HAVE TO SEARCH.
THIS INCLUDES ON THE SURFACE OF
THE WATER, SUB SURFACE AS WELL
AS ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP
ITSELF.
WE BELIEVE AT THIS POINT WE MAY
BE LOOKING FOR -- WE MAY BE
LOOKING FOR UPWARDS OF SEVEN
INDIVIDUALS.
THAT'S THE LATEST INFORMATION WE
HAVE.
HOWEVER, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THE
INFORMATION THAT I'M GIVING YOU
RIGHT NOW IS AS OF RIGHT NOW.
IT IS WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A VERY LARGE INCIDENT.
IT INVOLVES A VERY LARGE
FOOTPRINT.
MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE OPERATING,
THEREFORE, INFORMATION IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS WE GET MORE
INTEL AND AS OUR CREWS WORK
THROUGH THE MORNING.
OVER THE NEXT 8 TO 12 HOURS YOU
CAN EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO SEE
OUR AIR AND MARITIME ASSETS
FUNCTIONING OUT ON THE WATER AND
IN THE AIR ABOVE.
WE NEED TO DO DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
OF THE SHIP ITSELF BEFORE WE CAN
BOARD THAT SHIP, AND WE NEED TO
CONTINUE OUR SUBSURFACE SEARCH
WHICH IS INCLUDING DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SONAR.
WE HAVE SIDE-SCAN SONAR, WE HAVE
OTHER SONAR CAPABILITIES HERE.
WE HAVE UNDERWATER UAVs WE ARE
WORKING WITH, AND THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING
WITH INFRARED TECHNOLOGY, BOTH
FROM THE AIR AND ON THE WATER
SURFACE.
SO I'M GOING TO WRAP UP HERE
WITH JUST SAYING THIS CONTINUES
TO BE A SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION.
IT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY
DYNAMIC OPERATION WITH MULTIPLE
LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES
INVOLVED.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR
MAYOR, BRANDON SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.
THIS IS AN UNTHINKABLE TRAGEDY.
WE HAVE TO FIRST AND FOREMOST
PRAY FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE
IMPACTED, THOSE FAMILIES.
PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
AND THANK THEM, ALL OF THEM
WORKING TOGETHER, CITY, STATE,
LOCAL, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
WORKING THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY.
THIS IS AN ONGOING, ACTIVE
RESEARCH THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT
NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE, AS YOU
HEARD FROM CHIEF WALLACE,
THROUGHOUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO
BE DOING THAT.
WE WILL DO IT.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THE FAMILIES AND PEOPLE
IMPACTED, FOLKS WHO WE HAVE TO
TRY TO FIND AND SAVE.
THIS IS WHAT OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE
ON RIGHT NOW, AND WE' GOI PARTN
WITH EVERY PART OF GOVERNMENT TO
DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GET
US THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE OF
THIS TRAGEDY.
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVERN IT
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OSHEFSKY.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK WE ALL WOKE TO
UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY.
AS THE MAYOR SAID, THERE WILL BE
FAMILIES IMPACTED THROUGHOUT.
I WILL ECHO AND LIFT UP PRAYERS
FOR THOSE IMPACTED AND ASK THAT
RESIDENTS PRAY FOR OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN ON SCENE SINCE
VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING, NOT
ONLY CONDUCTING INITIAL SEARCH
AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BUT
PLANNING FOR ADDITIONAL ONES AS
THE SUN COMES UP AND, YOU KNOW,
THE WORK THAT THEY DO CANNOT BE
UNDERSTATED.
I WANT TO JUST THANK THEM FOR
ALL THAT THEY ARE DOING AND WILL
DO IN THE HOURS AND DAYS AHEAD.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LONG ROAD
AHEAD, NOT JUST IN THE SEARCH
AND RESCUE BUT IN THE FALL-OUT
FOLLOWING THIS.
I THINK WE APPROPRIATELY HAVE
OUR ATTENTION ON THE
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE EFFORTS
CURRENTLY, AND JUST HERE
ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS IN THE
CITY TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE OUR
FULL SUPPORT JUST AS WE WANT TO
THANK OUR STATE PARTNERS FOR THE
RESOURCES THEY'VE OFFERED UP AS
WELL AS THE FEDERAL PARTNERS WHO
HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT.
THE MAYOR AND I HAVE TALKED TO
THE GOVERNOR.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE SECRETARY
OF TRANSPORTATION.
SO COLLECTIVELY WE THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR THOUGHTS,
THEIR WELL WISHES, BUT, AGAIN,
THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE SITUATION
AND WE WANT TO JUST THANK THE
CHIEF AND OUR TEAMS FOR ALL THE
GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN THINGS
BACK OVER TO THE CHIEF.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL TAKE SOME Q & A RIGHT
NOW.
I WILL GO AROUND AND HAVE
EVERYONE PRESENT THEIR
QUESTIONS.
>> Reporter: CHIEF, CAN YOU TELL
US WHERE THE CREW OF THE SHIP
IS?
YOU ALSO MENTIONED TOO THAT TWO
PEOPLE WERE RESCUED.
WHO MADE THE FIRST 911 CALL?
THERE WERE REPORTS THERE WAS A
CREW ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP
WORKING AT THAT POINT.
COULD YOU CONFIRM ANY OF THAT?
>> THE LATEST INFORMATION WE
HAVE ON THE CREW OF THE SHIP IS
THAT THEY ARE STILL ON BOARD THE
SHIP.
THERE'S BEEN COMS BETWEEN THE
SHIP CREW AND THE COAST GUARD.
SO AS PART OF THE OVERALL
OPERATION WE COMMUNICATE THROUGH
THE COAST GUARD WITH THE SHIP.
I'M SORRY, YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> Reporter: THERE WERE TWO
PEOPLE TAKEN.
WHO MADE THE FIRST 911 CALL IN.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE THAT
CALL YET.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
WERE THERE OTHER WORKERS ON THE
DECK OF THE SHIP, OR THE DECK OF
THE BRIDGE AT THIS POINT?
WE HAVEN'T HEARD THAT
INFORMATION.
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT?
>> WE'RE BEING TOLD THERE WERE
WORKERS ON THE BRIDGE.
WE HAVE YET TO CONFIRM THAT.
WE'LL WORK WITH MDTA OBVIOUSLY
TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
>> Reporter: ABOUT HOW MANY CARS
WERE ON THAT SHIP, LAST
QUESTION -- ON THE DECK OF THE
BRIDGE AT THE TIME OF THE
COLLAPSE?
>> DON'T HAVE A NUMBER.
I CAN TELL YOU OUR SONAR HAS
DETECTED THE PRESENCE OF
VEHICLES SUBMERGED IN THE WATER.
I DON'T HAVE A COUNT OF THAT
YET.
>> Reporter: CHIEF, YOU
MENTIONED UPWARDS OF SEVEN
INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR.
WE HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF AS MANY
AS 20 INDIVIDUALS.
CAN YOU JUST PAINT A PICTURE OF
ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY
FELL IN THE WATER, HOW MANY WE
MIGHT BE LOOKING TO RESCUE AND
BEING GIVEN AN IDEA HOW MANY
VEHICLES, ALL THOUSAND MIGHT NOT
HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT REALLY JUST
THE CIRCUMSTANCES?
>> I WILL START WITH THE LAST
ONE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY VEHICLES
YET.
I KNOW WE HAVE DETECTED THE
PRESENCE OF VEHICLES.
AS FAR AS THE NUMBER BETWEEN THE
SEVEN AND 20, THAT'S BEEN A
DYNAMIC COUNT THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING.
JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE
HAVEN'T YET NAILED THAT NUMBER
DOWN, WE DO BELIEVE THAT AT
LEAST SEVEN ARE INVOLVED IN
THAT, AT LEAST SEVEN AT THIS
POINT.
>> Reporter: THAT FELL INTO THE
WATER?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Reporter: AND I KNOW YOU SAID
THE CREW WAS ACCOUNTED FOR FOR
THE COAST GUARD ON DECK.
DO WE KNOW IF ANY OF THE CREW
MEMBERS WERE PART OF THE SEVEN
PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE
WATER?
>> WE DO NOT.
>> Reporter:
[ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> SO WE WILL BE GUIDED BY OUR
DIVE TEAMS.
WE WILL DETERMINE WHAT THE
TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IS.
THE OTHER ISSUE WE HAVE OUT
THERE IS THIS WATER IS CURRENT
INFLUENCED.
SO RIGHT NOW WE THINK THE TIDE
IS COMING BACK IN.
THAT ADDS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE
TO US ALSO.
WE CAN CERTAINLY DIVE IN THESE
CONDITIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE
A LOT OF FACTORS INTO PLAY,
RIGHT.
THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE
TRAUMA INVOLVED.
THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, BUT
ALSO, REMEMBER, WE ARE BATTLING
DARKNESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS QUITE
POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY HAVE
SOMEBODY THERE THAT WE'VE NOT
SEEN YET, AND AS THEY WORK
CLOSER TO THE DEBRIS FIELD, YOU
KNOW, THEY'LL OBVIOUSLY MAKE
THOSE DETERMINATIONS.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO RELY ON THE
EXPERTS WHICH ARE OUR DIVE
MASTERS THAT ARE HERE, OUR DIVE
TEAM TO TELL US WHEN THEY
BELIEVE WE'VE REACHED THAT
NONSURVIVABLE POINT.
>> Reporter: CHIEF, IS THERE ANY
INDICATION -- [ INAUDIBLE
QUESTION ] --
>> WE DO NOT HAVE THAT
INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE
INVESTIGATION.
I WOULD REFER THAT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
MY FOCUS SINCE 1:40 THIS MORNING
HAS BEEN THAT RESCUE OPERATION.
>> Reporter: SO FAR THERE'S BEEN
NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND OF
LIKE EMERGENCY THAT CAME FROM
THAT SHIP REPORTED?
>> I HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT, MA'AM.
>> Reporter: HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE
TO TALK TO THE PILOT, THE
AMERICAN PILOT ON THAT BRIDGE?
>> THE PILOT ON THE VESSEL?
>> Reporter: YES.
>> WE HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE
PILOT ON THE VESSEL.
THE RESCUE PERSONNEL, THE RESCUE
OPERATION, WE HAVE NOT
INTERACTED.
>> BACK OVER HERE.
[ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
>> I DON'T HAVE AGE --
I'M SORRY.
>> Reporter: [ INAUDIBLE
QUESTION ].
>> I DON'T HAVE AGE AND GENDER
ON EITHER.
ONE PERSON REFUSED SERVICE,
REALLY THEY WEREN'T INJURED.
THE SECOND PATIENT HOWEVER WAS
SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IS AT AN
AREA TRAUMA CENTER.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU INCLUDING
THEM IN THE AT LEAST SEVEN
PEOPLE?
>> WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE PART
OF THAT SEVEN.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
>> THE PATIENT IS INJURED
SEVERELY ENOUGH WE HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO DEBRIEF THAT PATIENT.
>> Reporter: THAT NUMBER THAT
COMES FROM -- WHERE DOES THAT
NUMBER COME FROM?
IS IT JUST FROM THE SONAR HITS
THAT YOU GOT?
>> NO, IT WAS THE INITIAL
INFORMATION THAT WE GOT AS WE
WERE ARRIVING ON THE SCENE, THAT
NUMBER.
THAT NUMBER, AGAIN, AS I SAID
EARLIER, HAS FLUCTUATED, RIGHT.
THAT SEVEN HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT
NUMBER.
>> Reporter: HOW MANY AGENCIES
ARE HERE ASSISTING RIGHT NOW?
>> OH, WOW.
DOZENS.
I MEAN LOCALLY, YOU KNOW, FIRE
DEPARTMENT WISE, BALTIMORE
COUNTY IS HERE, HOWARD COUNTY IS
HERE, HARTFORD WAS HERE, PG WAS
HERE, ANNE ARUNDEL.
OF COURSE, BALTIMORE CITY, AND A
LOT OF THOSE AGENCIES ARE HERE
BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THEY MAY
HAVE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT
WE NEED DURING AN INCIDENT LIKE
THIS.