WEBVTT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THEHOSPITAL, INCLUDING ATHREE-MONTH-OLD BABY.WE HAD THREE FIREFIGHTERS THATWERE INJURED.TWO HAD SECOND-DEGREE BURNS.ONE HAD SMOKE INHALATION, ANDALL THREE WERE RELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL.WE WILL HE STARTINGINVESTIGATIONS -- WE ACTUALLYSTARTED THEM YESTERDAY.THERE WILL BE THREE, ONGOINGINVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE DONE.THE FIRST IS OUR NORMAL FIREINSPECTION INVESTIGATION OF THEFIRE ITSELF.THAT WILL BE THE FIRST REPORT TOCOME OUT.I CANNOT TELL YOU WHEN THAT WILLBE, BUT IT WILL BE FAIRLY SOON.AFTER THAT, TWO MORE EXTENSIVEINVESTIGATIONS WILL BE DONE.ONE WILL BE DONE BY OURDEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE RESOURCEDEPARTMENT.WE WILL PUT TOGETHER A TEAM THATWILL DO AN IN-DEPTHINVESTIGATION, INTERVIEWING ALLPARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRE, ALL OFTHE PROCEDURES THAT ARE DONE,AND WE WILL, WITH A LARGEREPORT.ALONG WITH THAT, A REPORT WILLBE DONE, INVESTIGATION, THATWILL GO ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHTHE INVESTIGATION THAT WE DO.THESE REPORTS WILL BE EXTENSIVE,SO, THEY TAKE A WHILE.THEY COULD TAKE ALMOST A YEAR TOCOMPLETE.WE HAD TWOFIREFIGHTERS PASSAWAY IN TOLEDO, AND THEIR REPORTJUST CAME OUT, AND THAT WASALMOST 16 MONTHS AGO.YOU ARE STANDING IN THE STATIONWHERE FIREFIGHTER GORDON SPENTALMOST 25 YEARS OF HIS CAREER.WHAT WE DO IS EXTREMELYDANGEROUS.WE ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO,BUT EVERY TIME WE GO OUT ON AFIRE, WE PUT OUR LIVES AT RISK.I HAVE A RADIO IN MY OFFICE.I HAVE A RADIO IN MY CAR, AND IHAVE A RADIO IN MY HOME.EVERY TIME WE GO ON A FIRSTALARM, MY HEART GOESIN MYTHROAT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT OURFIREFIGHTERS GO THROUGH.YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT, ANDSTILL, THINGS COULD GO WRONG.AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN THEPODIUM OVER TO OUR UNIONPRESIDENT MATT ALDER, WHO WILLGIVE YOU INFORMATION ON FUNERALARRANGEMENTS.MATT: THANKYOU, CHIEF BRAUN,AND BEFORE I RELEASE INFORMATIONON WHAT I DO HAVE, I WANT TOTHANK NUMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE,THE PUBLIC, FOR THE SUPPORT, ANDTHE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOROUR CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTERS,THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS, ON DUTYTODAY, AND THROUGHOUT THECOUNTRY.TRULY, IT IS A VERY GOOD FEELINGTO KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITYSTANDS BEHIND US IN THESE TOUGHTIMES, AND JUST LIKE OURFIREFIGHTERS ARE THERE FOR YOU,AND CONTINUE TO BE THERE FORYOU, IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOUARE THERE FOR US.WE APPRECIATE IT.PLANNING IS ONGOING FOR THEFUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THEVIEWING FOR FIREFIGHTER DARYLGORDON, WORKING WITH MRS.GORDONAND THE FAMILY TO MAKE SURETHEIR WISHES ARE HONORED ANDRESPECTED.PRELIMINARILY, WE AREANTICIPATING A FUNERAL IN THEMIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.AS WE FINALIZE THOSE DETAILSWILL GET THAT OUT THROUGH THEMEDIA, MORE THAN LIKELY ANOTHERPRESS CONFERENCE.IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARERECEIVING AN OVERWHELMING NUMBEROF REQUESTS AND OFFERS FORDONATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC WANTSTO KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.A FUND HAS BEEN SET UP.THE FIREFIGHTER DARYL GORDONMEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN SET UP.YOU CAN DONATE AT ANY BRANCH.YOU CAN ALSO SEND IN DONATIONSTO THE LOCAL 48 UNION OFFICE AT1011 WEST 8TH STREET, 45203.WE WILL SEND AN INFORMATION OUTTHROUGH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ANDTHE CINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENTFACEBOOK PAGE.ONCE AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE MENAND WOMEN OF CINCINNATIFIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL 48, WETHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WEWORK THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME,AND NO THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO --AND KNOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO DOOUR BEST, AND MAINTAIN APROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WEPROVIDE EVERY DAY, EVEN AS WEWORK THROUGH THIS.CHIEF BRAUN:I WOULD LIKE TOALSO LET YOU KNOW THATINSPECTION RECORDS, 911, ANDRADIO TRAFFIC SHOULD BE, AND ISEXPECTED TO BE RELEASED TODAY.AGAIN, WHEN WE ARE DONE HERE,YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE A WALKINTO THE STATION, INTO THEKITCHEN AREA, WHERE FIREFIGHTERGORDON SPENT A LOT OF HIS TIME.THAT IS WHERE FIREFIGHTERS -- WEARE A FAMILY DOUCHE -- FAMILY --WE DO TRAINING, EAT,DISCUSS,TALK ABOUT THE TOPICS OF THEWORLD AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLEAND WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A LOOKAT THAT.AT THIS TIME, I CAN TAKEQUESTIONS.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECTFROM THAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THEFIGHTER -- FIRE.WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: I DO NOT WANT TOMAKE ANY -- OUR PROCESS IS GOINGON, AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOWWHEN WE GET DONE.THEY ARE VERY THOROUGH, SO THEYWILL NOT LET US KNOW UNTIL THEYARE FINISHED.REPORTER: I KNOW YOU HAVESPECIFIC PLANS SOMETIMES FORBUILDINGS DOWNTOWN.WAS THERE ANY SPECIFIC PLAN FORTHAT BUILDING?CHIEF BRAUN: ALL OF THAT WILLCOME OUT DURING THE REPORT, BUTWE DO INSPECT ALL OF OURBUILDINGS, AND GETFAMILIARIZATION INSPECTIONS.ONE THING TO REMEMBER WITHTHINGS OF THAT NATURE, OURCOMPANIES FIGHT FIRES IN EVERYBUILDING IN THE CITY, AND THATWAS A FOURTH ALARM FIRE, SO WEHAD COMPANIES FROM ALL OVER THECITY GOING TO MADISONVILLE.I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS THAT TO --TWO THIRDS OF THE COMPANIESTHERE HAD NEVER SEEN THATBUILDING BEFORE, SO --REPORTER: TALK ABOUT THE ROLE INTHE KITCHEN.CHIEF BRAUN: HE WAS A HUGEPERSONALITY.I WOULD SEE HIM WHEN I WOULDCOME DOWN FROM MY OFFICE, AND MYCAR IS PARKED NEXT TO RESCUE.MANY TIMES I CAME DOWN AND HEWAS THE GIVING SCHOOL, GIVINGSCHOOL TO SOMEONE LEARNING HOWTO BECOME A RESCUE TECH.HE WAS A VIBRANT PERSON.I HAVE HEARD HIM DESCRIBED AS ABIG TEDDY BEAR.THAT IS IT.IF YOU WANTED TO DESCRIBE HIM,THAT IS WHO HE WAS.HE WAS EXCEPTIONAL AT HIS JOB,AND LOVE DOING IT.HERE HE WAS, 30 YEARS ON, HE ISON A HEAVY RESCUE.THAT SHOWS YOU -- HE DIDNOT SAYI'M GOING TO GO INTO RETIREMENTMODE.I AM GOING TO FIGHT FIRES UNTILTHE DAY THAT I RETIRE.THAT WAS HIS ATTITUDE, AND THEWAY HE WAS.REPORTER:[INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: HEAVILY WITHINSEVERAL YEARS.THAT PROBABLY WITHIN SEVERALYEARS.REPORTER: HAD HE BEEN TO THATBUILDING BEFORE?CHIEF BRAUN: I WOULD NOT KNOW.REPORTER: WOULD YOU TALK TO US ALITTLE BIT -- I SAW MANYFIREFIGHTERS ON THE SCENEYESTERDAY.CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLICWHY THAT IS IMPORTANT?CHIEF BRAUN: SURE.OBVIOUS THAT, WE ARE VERY CLOSETHAT.-- CLOSE KNIT.WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE TAKETHEM DOWN TO THE SCENE SO THATTHEY CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHATWENT ON AS OPPOSED TO HEARING ITTHROUGH RUMORS, AND LET SOMEBODYELSE DESCRIBE IT.IF THEY GET TO GO THERE AND SEEWHAT THE INCIDENT -- WHERE THEINCIDENT HAPPENED -- THAT IS WHYWE DO THAT.REPORTER:ARE THEY TAKEN TO APARTICULAR SPOT?CHIEF BRAUN: NO.NO.AND THEY DO NOT GO IN THEBUILDING.THEY GO OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING,AND JUST TAKE A WALK AROUND THEBUILDING.THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THEBUILDING.THEY JUST GO SO THEY CAN SEEWHERE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: THAT WILL BE UP TOTHE INVESTIGATORS.REPORTER:[INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN:I WAS WITH THEFAMILY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THEHOSPITAL.MY WIFE AND I WENT AND VISITEDTHEM LAST NIGHT AT AROUND 4:00A.M., AND SPENT ABOUT AN HOURWITH THEM, AND I CAN SAY THATTHEY ARE VERY STRONG FAMILY.YOU CAN TELL THEY HAVE A STRONGFAMILY UNIT, AND THEY ARE DOINGVERY WELL NOW.WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.REPORTER: WELL THE FUNDSCOVERCOSTS -- FUNERAL COSTS?MATT: THE DONATIONS WILL BE FORWHATEVER THE FAMILY NEEDS IT FOR-- IT IS FOR THE FAMILY.WHATEVER NEEDS THEY MAY HAVE, UPTO AND INCLUDING TUITION, ORWHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.REPORTER: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THEHUMAN RESOURCES TEAM THAT ISBEING PUT TOGETHER?MATT: CHIEFTAINASKING WILL BE-- THE CHIEF WILL BEHEAD IN THETEAM UP.HE IS THE CHIEF IN CHARGE.IT WILL BE -- THE CHIEF WILL BEHEADING THE TEAM.HE IS THE CHIEF IN CHARGE.IT WILL BE INCORPORATINGDEPARTMENTS RUN THE CITY,INCLUDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.LOCAL 48 HAS NUMBERS FROM THESAFETY COMMITTEE ON THE TEAM.SO, AS I SAY, IT IS VERYEXPENSIVE, VERY THOROUGH.WE LOOK AT THINGS THROUGHOUT THEENTIRE FIRE.WE MAY FIND THINGS THAT HADNOTHING TO DO WITH FIREFIGHTERGORDON'S DEMISE, BUT IT ISSOMETHING THAT ME WAY -- WE MAYWANT TO CHANGE THROUGH ANINVESTIGATION LIKE THIS.WE WILL LOOK AT THE ENTIRE FIREAND EVERY THING THAT WENT ON.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]DO YOU WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING ISCOMPILED?CHIEF BRAUN: WE WAIT UNTILEVERYTHING IS COMPILED.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]WASTHIS -- THE SIZE OF THEFIRE, WAS THAT UNUSUAL FOR HIMTO BE IN THEIR -- IN THERE?CHIEF BRAUN: WITH THE HEAVYRESCUES, THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]THE OTHERSINJURED --CHIEF BRAUN: ASWELL AS YOU CANIMAGINE.IT AFFECTS EVERYONE.IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE DEMEANOR OFA DEPARTMENT FOR A LONG TIME,AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW ITAFFECTS THE PEOPLE THAT WEREWITH HIM, AND HIS PARTNERS.SO --REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN:THE UNION HASGRATEFULLY OFFERED OF THE UNIONHALL, AND THEY HAVE FOOD.WE HAVE OUR CSISMTEAM THERE.THEY GO THERE, AND THEY CANTALK, HELP EACH OTHER, BE WITHEACH OTHER.THERE WERE QUITE A FEW THEREYESTERDAY.WE WERE THERE.THAT WILL BE OPEN, I BELIEVE --AT LEAST TODAY, TOMORROW,SUNDAY, IF THEY NEEDED.I KNOW THE UNION WILL KEEP ITOPEN AS LONG AS NEED BE.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: IT IS OVERWHELMING.I GET E-MAILS-- OF COURSE, IBELONG TO DIFFERENTORGANIZATIONS AROUND THECOUNTRY, AND EVERY DEPARTMENT,ESPECIALLY THE METRO DEPARTMENTIN OHIO HAS GOTTEN A HOLD OF US,AND FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HASEITHER E-MAILED OR HEADOUT ONFACEBOOK OR THE OTHER SOCIALMEDIAS TO US AND OFFEREDANYTHING THEY CAN.ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS INHAMILTON COUNTY HAVE CONTACTEDME AND OFFERED WHATEVER WE NEED.KENTUCKY, ALL OF THE NORTHERNKENTUCKY DEPARTMENTS -- I GOTTHROUGH SENDING E-MAILS OF THANKYOU, AND WE MIGHT BE REACHINGOUT TO THEM.SO, IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUSOUTPOURING.THAT IS WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENTIS ALL ABOUT.THAT IS WHAT WE DO.ONE OF THE FIRST CALLS THAT IRECEIVED YESTERDAY WAS FROM THECHIEF OF TOLEDO, WHO JUST LOSTTWO FIREFIGHTERS OVER A YEARAGO.SO --REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]ON THE INVESTIGATION-- WITH AHUMAN RESOURCES TEAM THAT HASBEEN PUT TOGETHERWORK ALONG THEINVESTIGATION, OR ARE THEYTOTALLY SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS?CHIEF BRAUN: THEY ARE SEPARATE,BUT THERE ARE PARTS WHERE THEYWILLWEAVE TOGETHER, SO THERE ISA DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS ON SOMETHINGS.REPORTER: [INDISCERNIBLE]CHIEF BRAUN: CORRECT.OK.I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE.AGAIN, WE OFFER UP TO YOU, HERE-- WHAT I CAN ASK PERSONALLY ISFOR YOU TO RESPECT OURFIREFIGHTERS.YOU CAN SEE NOW -- I HEARD ONEREPORTER SAY, WHO WAS AT THEFIRE, THAT YOU COULD TELL BYLOOKING AT THEM SOMETHING WASWRONG.YOU CAN LOOK AROUND TODAY, ANDYOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARECOPING.WE THANK YOU FOR THERESPECTFULNESS YOU HAVE GIVEN,AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUETO GIVE THEM THEIR TIME TOGRIEVE AND TO DEAL WITH THIS.AGAIN, WE ASKFOR YOUR PRAYERSFOR THE FAMILY, AND FOR OURDEPARTMENT, AND, SO, IF YOUWOULD LIKE, WE CAN TAKE YOUAROUND THE STATION NOW, ANDTHANK YOU VERY MUCH.MARK: ALL RIGHT.YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO CHIEFRICHARD BRAUN GIVING AN UPDATEON THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTERDARYL GORDON THIS MORNING AND WEHEARD FROM THE UNION PRESIDENTAS WELL WHO GAVE AN UPDATE ONTHE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FORDARYL GORDON.WE UNDERSTAND THEY ARE WORKINGWITH THE FAMILY CLOSELY, AND WEMAY HAVE A SERVICE SOMETIMEABOUT THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.CHIEF ALSO TOUCHED ON THEINVESTIGATIONS THAT WILL BEGINTO TAKE PLACE.LISA: GIVING ALL THE INFORMATIONAT THE STATION WHERE DARYLGORDON WAS FOR SO MANYYEARS,MET SO MANY PEOPLE, AND BECAME AFAMILY WITH SO MANY OTHERFIREFIGHTERS.HE SAYS IT WILL BE A THREE-PRONGINVESTIGATION.THE NORMAL FIRE INVESTIGATIONCOMES FIRST, AND MORE EXTENSIVEWITH HUMAN RESOURCES, MOREIN-DEPTH.THEY WILL INTERVIEW EVERYONE ONTHE SCENE.HE SAYS IT TAKES TIME.IT CAN POSSIBLY, SOMETIMES, TAKEA YEAR BEFORE WE FIND OUTEVERYTHING THAT WENT DOWNYESTERDAY MORNING INMADISONVILLE.MARK: THE CHIEF INDICATED THEREWOULD BE AN INITIAL REPORT THATCOMES OUT SOON.THAT WAS HIS WORKING ON IT.IT WOULD INDICATE THE ORIGIN OFTHE FIRE.WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOUON THIS STORY.THE CHIEF ALSO SAID HE WAS AVIBRANT PERSONALITY, AND ONETHAT IS MISSED BY HIS COWORKERS,FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.LISA: STAY WITH US.WE HAVE MORE NEWS COMING UP WITHYOU AT ABOUT 10:25 A.M.