I noticed this not-quite documentary over at Bayou Renaissance Man; a collection of on-scene videos of that horrific UPS plane crash in Louisville last fall. I've never been on a disaster of that magnitude; closest I came was being caught in the middle of a flashover on a wildland campaign fire. That was just me and the crew - we were supposed to be there. This was far beyond that.

I don't put a direct live link up to Utube this time because I don't want to embed a 40-minute video but BRM has it posted (linked) as does youtube (address).

The video contains clips of body cams of the first responders: police, fire, ambulance. I've been involved in many of the individual vignettes; never at one scene though. The video speaks to me but it can be graphic.

It's long and heart-breaking but not often does one get to view such from 1st-person of those involved.

Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the fires turn minutes to hours?

If you wish, view it at Bayou Renaissance Man or Utube: www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=-3wRZLq_DQA
It's not pretty ...

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