This is a little different post. This is something that actually happened when I was working in the 83. I don’t know what it means but here it is. I was working with a rookie and we were down at a strike i
n sector George of the 83 precinct. As we went to leave a news crew came over and asked us if we could tell them how to get to the 104. We gave them directions and told them to follow us we would get them most of the way there before we had to turn to the 83. We went a bit out of our way and pointed the way to the 104. When the news car turned left we had to turn right to go back towards the Station House. As we reached the corner of St. Nick we saw smoke and people running from an apartment building. We called for the FD, parked our car out of the way and went to the people. I asked if everyone was out and we were told yes that everyone who lived there was safely out. As we started crowd control I heard someone behind me to my right say “He’s still inside. He is so afraid.” When I turned there was no one there. Turning back to the fire I again heard the voice saying “Can’t you feel the fear? He needs you.” Again I looked back and no one was there. Now I started actually feeling fear coming from the building. I went to Johnny and told him to stay by the car. I was going to take the portable and go inside. That I thought there was still someone inside. He said he was going with me. I told him no, stay by the radio. If I get trapped inside I will let him know where I am and he can advise the FD. I went inside and upstairs. I went nonstop to the second floor right apartment and pushed the unlocked apartment door open. There was an old man in his late seventies sitting on the couch praying. He was too terrified to move. He just sat there in the smoke filled room with a rosary in his hand. I pulled him from the room and helped him down the stairs. When we came out of the building the rest of the tenants were looking at him, and they were all blaming each other for forgetting about him. They said he was so quiet all the time that no one even thought of checking on him. When the FD got to the scene we left. As we were driving to the House I was thinking how strange things can be. If we hadn’t volunteered to help a news crew which we never did and drive blocks out of our way to do it when we were already in a hurry we would never have run into that fire. At the scene where did that voice come from that kept telling me that someone was inside? Why did I go in when everyone there kept telling us that all were out? I have never been able to figure it all out. Was it a coincidence, ESP or maybe an angel answering the old man’s prayers? I personally like the angel whispering to me but I don’t know.
n sector George of the 83 precinct. As we went to leave a news crew came over and asked us if we could tell them how to get to the 104. We gave them directions and told them to follow us we would get them most of the way there before we had to turn to the 83. We went a bit out of our way and pointed the way to the 104. When the news car turned left we had to turn right to go back towards the Station House. As we reached the corner of St. Nick we saw smoke and people running from an apartment building. We called for the FD, parked our car out of the way and went to the people. I asked if everyone was out and we were told yes that everyone who lived there was safely out. As we started crowd control I heard someone behind me to my right say “He’s still inside. He is so afraid.” When I turned there was no one there. Turning back to the fire I again heard the voice saying “Can’t you feel the fear? He needs you.” Again I looked back and no one was there. Now I started actually feeling fear coming from the building. I went to Johnny and told him to stay by the car. I was going to take the portable and go inside. That I thought there was still someone inside. He said he was going with me. I told him no, stay by the radio. If I get trapped inside I will let him know where I am and he can advise the FD. I went inside and upstairs. I went nonstop to the second floor right apartment and pushed the unlocked apartment door open. There was an old man in his late seventies sitting on the couch praying. He was too terrified to move. He just sat there in the smoke filled room with a rosary in his hand. I pulled him from the room and helped him down the stairs. When we came out of the building the rest of the tenants were looking at him, and they were all blaming each other for forgetting about him. They said he was so quiet all the time that no one even thought of checking on him. When the FD got to the scene we left. As we were driving to the House I was thinking how strange things can be. If we hadn’t volunteered to help a news crew which we never did and drive blocks out of our way to do it when we were already in a hurry we would never have run into that fire. At the scene where did that voice come from that kept telling me that someone was inside? Why did I go in when everyone there kept telling us that all were out? I have never been able to figure it all out. Was it a coincidence, ESP or maybe an angel answering the old man’s prayers? I personally like the angel whispering to me but I don’t know.
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