steve, what have we learned? >> reporter: right. well, the boston firefighters, a captain and three firefighters all at mass. general right now. joining us is richie paris. the president of the firefighters union. richy, first of all, i know you are headed to the hospital. thanks for stopping for a second here. people can see behind you, the damage done: what can you tell >> what i'm hearing, they are all safe. the lady that also... a civilian is safe. thank god. no one got killed. the firefighters are okay. so thank god no one got killed today. >> reporter: obviously, you nope these guys, you know, we know what has happened in the back bay before. we know about a firefighter killed on a piece of equipment like this. just some of your thoughts, if you could share them. >> reporter: yeah. it is not pretty. it is not nice. i thought of it on the way here today. they hope no one is under a car or a firefighter... civilians. no one is hurt or dead. when we showed up and made sure everybody was okay, we really felt relieved. you know, the members do a good job day in and day out. and you know, they are safe drivers. they are good drivers. our guys are