Burkhammer

By: Vic Burkhammer on November 2, 2009 at 8: 14 pm

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Shopping is starting to be enjoyable again, Burkhammer says.

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Burkhammer and his colleagues were suited up in full "flash gear" to handle the fire, complete with breathing equipment and search tools.

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Burkhammer and another firefighter, Brian Moravitz, were combing through debris near the impact site.

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As the team pulled up around 1 p.m., the scene didn't look that bad, Burkhammer thought.

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But it turned out not to matter: Burkhammer and the other recon men didn't find any survivors to radio about.

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Burkhammer spotted lime-green pieces from the interior of the plane.

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"We wanted to find live victims," says Burkhammer.

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In some places, Burkhammer found office furniture that had been moved across the room by the force of the crash.

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