"And in Charleston Fire Department, we didn't back out of fires. We were very cowboy-ish, and we were very prideful of the way that we did things. And we were very, very aggressive. And this is hundreds of years of tradition. And it finally caught us and beat us. And it cost us nine guys."​ "The sofa superstore fire, often referred to as a death trap, was one of the calls we dreaded most. Firefighters pre-plan buildings, and that building was always known as a massive threat in case of fire."​ W