. >> reporter: amid all of the chaos frank ryan who was also a paramedic collapsed near his rig. >> we had emergency that one of our firefighters was down. >> he was exerting a lot of energy. >> frank lost his pulse and stopped breathing. chief mcdonald says that's when other firefighters went into rescue mode. >> our crews were on him, they started rescue efforts right away. they were able to resuscitate him. he was focusing on breathing and they were able to get his pulse back and a blood pressure back. >> a man with no signs of life was suddenly breathing again. >> our hearts go out to him and his family right now. firefighters we're all suffering from this. >> firefighters poured into the emergency room all day to visit a man they battled flames with side by side, there is optimism, the rescue training they have taken may have helped save one of their brothers. the cause of the fire is under investigation. i just spoke to the director of the cardiac lab here at regional medical center. she tells me that the firefighters definitely helped save the life of frank ryan. she said the fa

then firefighter frank ryan collapsed outside the church near his fire truck. the captain performed cpr and fellow paramedics used defibrillator, which probably saved his life. today family members and friends are at the hospital where he is listed in stable condition in a medically induced coma in order to rest his heart. >> frankly, he is a strong guy, good shape. hard worker. >> just, you know, incredibly stressful day. tough conditions in there. and it is what we do and when it is one of your own, that goes down, you know, i don't think you can be prepared for that. >> reporter: 42-year-old frank ryan is critical but stable condition. we will have an update of mr. ryan and the situation at st. patrick's cathedral today be o the five and 6:00 newscast. >> thank you, robert. >>> isaac may be losing strength and still causing major problems across the gulf coast states. they are pumping water from the reservoir to ease the pressure behind the dam. swaths of the state remain water logged and without power. >> six deaths are reported in louisiana and mississippi. it is now moving over arkansas today and it is

frank ryan a 15 year veteran of the department went into cardiac arrest just feet from the fire trucks. his fellow paramedicsused a defibrillator on him then rushed him to the hospital. >> that's what we do with our job, we put our lives on the line. our hearts are now broken for this man. >> reporter: churchgoers are hoping for good news too. >> this is very shock and very sad to see the church burned. and i don't know how to describe this moment now. >> reporter: they are hopeful they can rebuild but in the meantime they need to find a place for nearly 4,000 parishioners to worship. >> we have a strong community i think we're all going to get things back together. >> reporter: they have yet to determine the cause of this fire and the investigation was temporarily put on hold while firefighters waited for a structural engineer to tell them it was safe to go back inside. ann rubin. >>> homes are evacuated tonight after a wildfire has been raging out of control for two weeks now. the fire has been burned 2,000 acres. more than 2,000 firefighters are battling the flames and their fight is far from over because

frank ryan a 15 year veteran of the department went into cardiac arrest just feet from the fire trucks. his fellow paramedicsused a defibrillator on him then rushed him to the hospital. >> that's what we do with our job, we put our lives on the line. our hearts are now broken for this man. >> reporter: churchgoers are hoping for good news too. >> this is very shock and very sad to see the church burned. and i don't know how to describe this moment now. >> reporter: they are hopeful they can rebuild but in the meantime they need to find a place for nearly 4,000 parishioners to worship. >> we have a strong community i think we're all going to get things back together. >> reporter: they have yet to determine the cause of this fire and the investigation was temporarily put on hold while firefighters waited for a structural engineer to tell them it was safe to go back inside. ann rubin. >>> homes are evacuated tonight after a wildfire has been raging out of control for two weeks now. the fire has been burned 0 acres. more than 2,000 firefighters are battling the flames and their fight is far from over because tha