[Scan-DC] Unit 5 Enroute Rt 301 PG

Tue Dec 6 10:31:40 EST 2011

Kurt -

<<<fire off 4 minutes of scene video then depaert for home.

How did you file with without microwave?  FTP, or did you drive to a high 
spot?

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brooks, Kurt" <knbrooks at wusa9.com>
To: "JOHN ANTONELLI" <johnantonelli at verizon.net>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Unit 5 Enroute Rt 301 PG

>I will try to keep up a running commentary for a few days so everyone can 
>see how atypical last night was. Normally life does not revolve around spot 
>news.
>
> Last night at the first event I was fortunate enough to park fairly close 
> to the scene. I still opted not to take my tripod because I broke my foot 
> last May and it still hurts, so I went light. The fire was out so I was 
> able to get the video I needed pretty quick and then sweet talked the 
> Batallion Chief into giving me some sound. Then I got into a long talk 
> with the shooter from 7 who used to work with me but was bought out a 
> couple years ago, and I ended up giving him a ride back to his truck 
> because he was parked much further away.
>
> Then I went back to the station and was hoping to go home (my shift had 
> ended at 8 but they were holding me in case of breaking news.) I was back 
> in an edit bay watching the Ravens game on the server (I'm from 
> Baltimore - sue me!) when I saw the PGFDPIO Twitter feed then heard the 
> footsteps of the assignment editor.
>
> They sent me and a reporter Matt Jablow, who lives in Baltimore and wanted 
> to drive his own car. Before I left I took a look at the ADC map of the 
> scene at Rt 3 and Rt 450 and informed the desk I could not get live out of 
> there. Bowie is bad to begin with, and this area had a lot of streams 
> nearby which indicates low ground. A microwave shot needs high ground.
>
> Well no-one saidanything so off I went in my Suburban short mast live 
> truck. We made good time, jumped off 50 at 197 then up to 450. About 2 
> miles from the accident we hit a roadblock, but the PG cops were ready for 
> us and we got an escort in, which was a first for me! Nice guy!
>
> Of course a halfmile before the intersection we crested a hill and took a 
> long ride down to the scene. Once there I called the station to announce 
> our arrival (10:45pm) and they started screaming for a live shot. Grr.
>
> I said no. I have been doing this 23 years. I have a clue.
>
> Well much gnashing of teeth later I am ordered to try. Twenty minutes 
> effort goes by, still no. Now it's 11:15 and it doesn't matter anyway.
>
> So we shoot an interview with Mark Brady, PIO and Matt Jablow takes off 
> for home. I stick around another 10 minutes and fire off 4 minutes of 
> scene video then depaert for home.
>
> Once I get home I ingest my tape into this laptop, squeeze it down and 
> feed it to the server at the station for the morning shows. I get to 
> sleepat 2am.
>
> I expect to get chewed out when I go to work today. Not that I am worried 
> about it.
>
> This morning I will finish waking up then I will run in to DC where my 
> good friend is having an angioplasty today at Washington Hospital Center. 
> I will hang with his wife until my shift at 2.
>
> I will try to give the list updates as to what my day is like, if it 
> amuses y'all. I enjoy telling stories (I am in tv news) so if you want to 
> be my audience, great!
>
> Finally I will leave you with a link to a youtube which shows me in action 
> back during the blizzards, and another fun story.
>
> Unit 5 10-7
>
> http://youtu.be/A-arZyp-x7M
>
> http://youtu.be/hRSCStseNfI
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: JOHN ANTONELLI [johnantonelli at verizon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:12 AM
> To: Matt Stevens; Brooks, Kurt
> Cc: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Unit 5 Enroute Rt 301 PG
>
> It is very cool to watch the news and see the work of Unit 5
>
> From: Matt Stevens <fivealarmphotography at gmail.com>
> To: "Brooks, Kurt" <knbrooks at wusa9.com>
> Cc: "scan-dc at mailman.qth.net" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 10:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Unit 5 Enroute Rt 301 PG
>
> 2 Engines, 1 Tanker, 1 Paramedic and Battalion Chief 2 from Anne Arundel
> County are enroute.
>
> Crash Rigs from BWI Airport are also enroute. They do not have any radio
> contact with PG. BWI dispatch told the BWI FD units that people on scene
> would give them radios.
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Brooks, Kurt 
> <knbrooks at wusa9.com<mailto:knbrooks at wusa9.com>> wrote:
>
>> Overturned fuel tanker sb 301 @ 450.
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