Absolutely! This is no time to be playing “I’m in charge here”. This is the time for every available able bodied person & asset to be deployed rapidly. Lives are being lost due to this nonsense occurring.
I’m hearing that the assistant fire captain (who was apparently from out of state—Michigan— and brought in to assist) has been arrested for impeding rescue efforts. Not sure if that is true, but it should be.
Here is a more in-depth story on the event.