WEBVTT SHELDON IS NOW SPEAKINGWITH FIRE RESCUE.REPORTER: THIS IS AS CLOSE ASTHE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LET USGET THE STONY BRrtOOK APARTMENTS.THEY HAVE TRUCKS GOING IN ANDOUT OF THE ENTRANCE.I WANT TO BRING IN THE PUBLICINFORMATION OFFICER FOR THERIVIERA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT.rtWE WERE JUST TALKING OFF-CAMERA,HE SAID THIS ORIGINALLY CAME INAS A FIRE CALL?>> THE ORIGINAL CALL WASDISPATCH AS A STRUrtCTURE FIRE,STONY BROOK APARTMENTS.ONCE WE ARRIVED ON SCENE WEFOUND OUT IT WAS NOT A STRUCTUREFIRE.rtWE HAD ANOTHER TYPE OF INCIDENTGOING ON.WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLYMITIGATE THE INCIDENT.WHILE WE WERE WHAT --REPORTER:rt WHAT WAS THAT OTHERINCIDENT?>> WATER AND SMOKE INSIDE OF ONEOF THE STRUCTURES.ONCE WE GOT THERE, DUErt TO THEINTENSITY OF THE HURRICANE,PARTS OF THE ROOF STARTED COMINGOFF THE BUILDING.WErt IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THOSEBUILDINGS THAT WERE INFECTED BYTHE GROOVE COMING OFF.AT THIS TIME WE ARE WORKING WITHRIVIERA BEACH POLICE, THEYBROUGHT IN THEIR HEAVY-DUTY SWATrtVEHICLE AND THEY'RE GOING TOHELP US YOU THOSE WERE AFFECTEDIN THOSE APARTMENTS.REPORTER: HOW MANY UNITS WEREAFFECTED BY THE ROOF COMING OFF?>> SEVERAL WERE AFFrtECTED.I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COUNT.PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF10 TO 12 IF I HAD TO GUESS.REPORTER: HOW MANY FAMILIES ARErtBEING AFFECTED BY THIS?>> THERE WERE A NUMBER OFDIFFERENT FAMILIES IN EACHHOUSEHOLD.THE HEADCOUNT VARIED.rtIN ONE HOUSEHOLD WE HAD SEVENPEOPLE.I THINK WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 35PEOPLE RIGHT NOW AT THE PRESENTTIME THAT WE'RE GOING TOEVACUATE WITrtH THE RIVIERA BEACHPOLICE DEPARTMENT'S HEAVY DUTYMRAP.REPORTER: I CAN'T IMAGINE WHATWOULD BE LIKE TO TRANSPORTrt ALLTHOSE PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOME TOANOTHER LOCATION.WHERE ARE THEY GOING AND WHATARE YOU TAKING IN MIND?AT THIS TIME WE ARErtCONTACTING THE SHELTER LOCATEDIN RIVIERA BEACH AND ALSOCONTACTING PALM BEACH GARDENSSHELTER.WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW MANYPEOPLE THOSE SHELTERS CANACCEPT.ONCE WE FIND OUT THOSErt NUMBER WEWILL SPLIT THE PEOPLE UP BETWEENTHE SHELTERS AND MAKE SURE THEYARE TAKEN TO A SAFE PLACE.REPORTER: TALK TOrt ME ABOUT THECONDITIONS AND THE IMPACT THECONDITIONS ARE HAVING ON YOURFIREFIGHTERS GETTING WHATEVERSMOKE -->> IT'S A VERY DANGEROUSSITUATION RIGHT NOW.rtRIVIERA BEACH FIRE RESCUE AREUNDER ACTIVE HURRICANEOPERATIONS WHICH MEANS WE AREMONITORING THE WEATHER IN EVERYHOUR WE ARE LOOKING AT THEPROJECTErtD PATH.ONCE THE WIND SPEED IS 45 MILESPER HOUR WE GO INTO A NORESPONSE MODE.THE ONLY TIME WE BREAKrt THAT ISIF IT IS A VERY SERIOUS LIFE ANDSAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS WASWAS A STRUCTURE FIRE WHERE YOUHAVE PEOPLE WHO COULD POSSIBLYBE TRAPPED INSIDE A BUILDING.rtWE WANT TO TAKE EVERY CAUTION WECAN TO BE SAFE BUT AT THE SAMETIME WE HAVE TO WATCH OUR OWNSAFETY AND MAKE SURE WE GETTHOSE PEOPLE TO A SAFE PLACErt ORRESCUE THEM IF THEY BE.REPORTER: HOW ARE THE FAMILIESDOING?>> NO ONE IS HURT RIGHT NOW ASFAR AS I KNOW.WE TALKErtD -- WE MADE CONTACTWITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS INSIDETHE APARTMENT.TO THIS PARTICULAR POINT RIGHTNOW NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED.REPORTER:rt ANYTHING ELSE TO ADDTHAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TOUCHEDUPON?>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ANEXTREMELY LARGE CALL VOLUME DUETO THE HURRICANE.AS I SAID BEFORE, UNLESS IT IS ArtLIFE SAFETY ISSUE OR A STRUCTUREFIRE OR SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLEARE TRAPPED, THAT IS THE ONLYTIME WILL DEVIATE FROM THAT.rtOTHER THAN THAT WE HAVE A DUTYTO KEEP OUR PERSONAL SAFE.REPORTER: I KNOW YOU GUYS AREBUSY TRYING TO GET EVERYTHINGSITUATED ANY WORD ON WHAT MAYHAVE CAUSEDrt THAT REPORT FROM THEFIRE?>> THE EXACT CAUSE IS NOTDETERMINED AS OF NOW.WAS WE ARRIVED ON THE SrtCENE THEWIND KICKED UP AND ROOF STARTEDCOMING OFF.OUR FIRST PRIORITY WAS TOOURSELVES AND MAKING SURE WE CANGET THOSE PEOPLE IN A SAFELOCATION.REPORTER: DID YOU SEE ANY FLAMESWHEN YOU ARRIVED?>>rt THERE WERE NO FLAMES.BUT THE CHIEF NOTED THERE WAS ANODOR AND HAZE OFrt SMOKE INSIDEONE OF THE STRUCTURES.REPORTER: I APPRECIATE YOUTAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK TO US.WE'LL MOST HIT THATrt WIRE WHEN WEDROVE DOWN HERE.TALK ABOUT THESE DOWNLINES.PEOPLE MIGHT BE TRYING TO BEADVENTUROUS.>> IF YOU COME INrt TOWN --THEBEST THING RIGHT NOW TO DO ISSTAY IN YOUR HOUSE.UNLESS IT IS SOMETHINGSIGNIFICANTLY HAVE TO GET OUT OFrtTHE HOUSE FOR, A LIFE SAFETYISSUE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,THE BEST THING TO DO RIGHT NOWIS SHELTER IN PLACE, STAY INYOUR HOUSE, DO NOT VENTURE OUT.rtIF YOU SEE DOWNED POWER LINESOBVIOUSLY DO NOT COME NEAR THEM.IF YOU HAVE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OFWATER IN YOUR YARD,rt PORTALS, --PUDDLES, WE ADVISE YOU NOT TOWALK THROUGH THEM.A DOWNED POWER LINErt COULD CAUSEGREAT VIOLENT HARM OR DEATH.REPORTER: YES, WE HAVE BEENDRIVING AROUND.A SITUATION HAPPENINrtG HERE, THEYWILL BE BUSY TRYING TO TRANSFERALL THOSE PEOPLE.I HAVE TO SAY, DRIVING FROM THEAIRPORT OVER TO HEAR, WE'RESTARTING TOrt SEE DEBRIS AND PALMFRONT AND TREE BRANCHES IN THEROAD.IT CAUGHT US OFF GUARD AS WEWERE HEADING TO THE SCENE ANDrtSEEING THE POWERLINE WHIPPINGAROUND AS WE WERE LOOKING FOR APARKING SPOT CLOSE TO THEAPARTMENT COMPLEX.IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BECAREFUL.rtIF YOU SEE ANY DOWNED LINES, YOUDO NOT KNOW WHAT IS UNDERWATER.