. >> firefighter ray lavalle struggles through the mangled metal and busted concrete to make contactvictim. >> he's holding his own. his legs are cracked mid-femur there. definitely a lot of pain. >> the whole time he's, get me out of here. i just conversed with him the best i could to try to give him some hope. >> but others aren't as hopeful. the victim is pinned very deep under the pile of rubble, and it will take a huge effort to get just one man out using resources rescuers could use on more people in other places. lavalle and his team get together to decide what to do. >> as we're huddling, we're listening to this guy just screaming and hollering. it is just -- it is nothing i ever felt before. it is like, almost like a wounded animal. i mean, you are going, we are not supposed to leave people like that. the captain there just said, we are going to get this guy out. >> so lavalle's team of 14 men begin the task of unearthing the buried maintenance worker. across town, firefighter mike henry has made his way back to the meadows apartment complex and, again, residents insist to h