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Some of our experiences
5th alarm - Brooklyn, NY. A gas explosion on a Sunday afternoon, resulted in a 5th alarm with several buildings collapsed and on fire. Several civilians were rescued.
John shoring. A three story frame, partial collapse, vertical shoring was installed on all floors, the top floor shows John O'Connell shoring with Ray Meiseheimer, who was killed in the WTC collapse.
A 5th alarm gas explosion, the first floor of the adjacent building needed to be shored up, a 5 post vertical shore erected by John O'Connell and the members of Rescue 3. (left)


Members of rescue 3 in the process of rescuing two victims from a building collapse.(right)
John exiting the collapsed building after extricating a victim located approximately 50 ft within the structure (the victim survived) (below)

A visual from the adjoining roof showing the amount of collapse and the precariously hanging debris which was endangering the search. (left)
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