Many people watched with bated breath as D.C. firefighters rescued a worker from the rubble of a building collapse on Kennedy Street two weeks ago. Those squads told WUSA9 this is what they train for -- they were ready for the call.
“Every day we come to work is a training day,” Lt. Eugene Russell-Roach of DC Fire Rescue Squad 3 said. “Our primary focus is rescue, everything rescue.” He's talking about hazmat, swift water, vehicle and, as we've seen recently, structural collapse rescues.
“We live in a unique city where anything can happen,” Lt. Russell-Roach said. “We're close to the waterways. We're close to the airports. We have Amtrak railways. We have the Metro. There's so much potential for a catastrophe to happen in this city.”
Russell-Roach said the three rescue squads in D.C. are here to take on the responsibility.