dee74 wrote:
People act in many different ways under pressure and stress. We all like to hope and think we would act differently in the same situation. The guy may have thought his only way to save everyone at the time is to put the fire out.
THIS!
as a retired firefighter/EMT, i've seen plenty of people get brain freeze or are unable to think, during emergency situations.
some people can process what's going on clearly and react appropriately.
others get tunnel vision and lose sight of the bigger picture.
and others become frozen with fear/panic and often become victims.