Interesting.
To say the least.
La Times article
“By Cindy Carcamo, Christine Mai-Duc and Seema Mehta
April 18, 2013, 9:28 p.m.
WEST, Texas — Bryce Reed stuffed the trunk of his vehicle with Gatorade at a Best Western hotel and braced himself for what would come next.
Before heading to the scene of a devastating explosion that killed at least 11 people and wounded more than 160 others, the incident commander with West Emergency Medical Services would have to tell his best friend’s family that he had died after both of them responded to a fertilizer plant fire that preceded the blast.
Reed, 31, said he was ordered just south of the fire to take the role of incident commander while his friend, a fellow first responder whose name has not been released, stayed at the scene of the blaze when the explosion occurred.
“He was my best friend. He got me help through the crisis in my life. He’s my brother,” Reed said.
He looked up, trying to hide his emotions. “I have to go to his family right now,” he said.”