I hate to post yet again about the same topic, but I realized, since this has been stuck in my head a good part of the day, that I think we have the picture of the fireman's melted silver-ized jacket on our hard drive this whole time. I never realized the relevance until your post, Classy. Is this the jacket they're referring to in this picture?
Here is the picture so you can see what I finally saw. It does speak - more than a thousand words... and tears.
Mrs Kus