Driving home, an off-duty Dallas Fire Captain spots a wrecked car on the side of the road and springs into action before a fire in the engine compartment spreads to the cabin where Elissa lies unconscious. You can listen to this story by pressing play on the player below, or through Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most other podcast services. Video from the scene of the incident: The telephone pole You can see where the Hyundai made contact with the pole in this photo from the a
The year is 1978. A young kid from the projects rides his bicycle for miles. Parched, he stops at a fire station in search of a drink of water and his life is forever changed. Mark Berry is now a battalion chief with the Dallas Fire Department and our story starts with a fatal house fire he responded to just hours before our interview. Other topics covered: Mark's backstory, including growing up in the projects, being mentored by firefighters, playing college football at
