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The speaker describes moving away from the Northeast of the Pentagon and filming the scene as the fire and firefighting efforts unfolded. He notes a battalion chief from Fort Myer put an air bottle on his back five minutes after impact, which helped with his timeline. He says he had free rein and avoided interfering with firefighting or lifesaving, while photographing and videotaping some medic units treating the injured. He moved behind ambulances to capture a severely burned man on a stretcher being placed into an ambulance, the man asking others to tell his family he was okay.
As he progressed, he focused on the impact site and firefighting across from the fire engine and the heliport control tower, while scanning for aircraft wreckage. He could not identify any discernible wreckage: no tail, wheels, engines, chairs, luggage, or logos—unlike an identifiable Air Florida aircraft when they shot that. He observed stretcher bearers with backboards forming an organized line, apparently preparing to return into the building for rescue before the collapse, mustering at burned-out fire equipment on the heliport pad.
Debris in the foreground consisted of small pieces, described as roughly dinner-plate-sized or smaller, with the largest piece perhaps two by three feet and crumpled, which he believes is the “beast” with a blue stripe or red paint/logo. He noticed clergy arriving and began videotaping representatives from churches and various religions to document their actions. Foam trucks from National Airport began firefighting after the dispatch indicated a plane; he recalls that they poured water into the firefighting effort, which he believes probably spread the fire deeper into the building, though he cannot be certain. He notes there was no foam and no actual fuel fighting occurring at that time.
He saw the first helicopter land to his right, the Park Police Eagle, and turned to his right to observe a severely burned patient being moved past him, possibly one of the first medevac survivors, with a name he believes to be Carlos. He recalls hearing a crunch and turning to his left to see the Pentagon floors collapsing across from where he stood, with video showing debris and smoke as the building was pushed apart.
Regarding the Pentagon hole, he states: “If it was 16 feet diameter, 20 feet tops.” He cannot see marks on the grass or ground, suggesting nothing hit the grass or heliport; he questions how it could have hit the side of the building so quickly and directly without bouncing, and wonders how it could be more than a garage door. He describes firefighters in front, looking up at the hole and wondering what lay behind it.