Royd Kennedy is my dad. He is 68 years old today and has retired after 40+ years in the fire service in NZ and Australia. This event happened on my mum's birthday, and she first knew about this when she saw it happening on the news, and she was so glad he came home. Royd is the father of six children and grandfather of five grandchildren. Authored two books after this event. He always speaks highly of his coworkers from that night in the first instance and acknowledges he and Shirley wouldn't have survived without being protected by the other firefighters. If he had died that night I wouldn't be here either, as I was born four years later. I'm so proud that he's my dad and he is very loved by his family. Hope Shirley, her mum, everyone else featured in this video, and those who were part of Shirley's recovery are blessed these days also. Thanks for uploading this.

My favorite episode. When he tells the little girl he's not leaving her, no matter what, you understand why these guys are heroes.

I loved how he kissed her little cheek when they put her on the stretcher. That made me cry.

The people I respect the most are firefighters. I saw them working on putting out a car in flames in a very busy avenue, just like 10 metres away from me and it was such an experience. They gave it all, they worked really fast and put it out in less than five minutes... They are great. May God always protect them.

they need to put 911 shows back on it helps kids

The fact that she even lived is nothing but the Grace of God. There is no human way possible she should have lived through that

My wife and I were shopping in Manukau City this night WOW 28 years ago this August 2018. We saw everything, I praise highly the firefighter who rescued this little girl, we were so moved and in tears by this whole event.

there was a movie made from this event called heart of fire it aired on lifetime channel some years ago

I still can't watch this one without tearing up. Definitely on the short list of most heroic acts and most miraculous stories of survival.

"when we get outta here, we can go horse riding" Said the fireman "Can i come??" says me!!!

Was this show a Tuesday night staple for anyone else back in the early-mid 90s?

Firefighters are so fucking _awesome_.

Years later, this is still the bravest and most intense, memorable, and heart-warming rescue I have ever seen.

I wish this show was still on.

WOW Never seen this episode on TV here. I was 12 when this happened, live about 4km from the crash sight, Yep could see the flames from home. Planes were diverted as that is pretty much the path the planes approach the airport. The truck would of been coming from an oil treatment plant just down the road from the crash.

Here in NZ, where the event in this episode occurred, the later seasons of the show were renamed Rescue 111, as that is the emergency number here, and too many people were calling 911 by accident. These days you can call 111 or 911, you get through with either.

One of the most amazing rescues this show ever aired. Still can't believe these firefighters were able to do such amazing work in this case.

Thank you for the uploads, I'm enjoying watching every episode :D

As I fire science student am I the only one who recognizes the huge risk these firefighters are taking? They have to have nerves of steel gigantic balls to take this risk, usually they just set up manifolds and back off but they had no choice cause someone was alive and at risk. mad props. I think the only reason why it didn't blow up it the amount of water and foam they put on it to absorb the heat.

The thing is not to give up if you're trying to help someone don't leave them stay with them im so glad God was with them that was a big fire ball thats true love for another human ❤ I thank God we have fire fighters ❤. Its a blessing to have people to help you 🙏.

Wow that's quite an insane fire.

What a sweet courageous man.

The humanity, the love, the compassion, the amazing regard for others. That's why i love watching this show. That's what seems to be missing these days. People don't care about others anymore.

When Roy starting crying I couldn’t help but to also 😭Man I miss being a kid and watching Rescue 911 come on 😩

heck of a man there

thank you for all of the ones that you do put up! this was a great show to bad it still not on the air

That fireman is a Hero!

@brokkenp thank you! I've really enjoyed watching these again. Great job.

This has to be the biggest heroic work I've seen. And there's something about the space suit colored suits and the guy named 'Roid.'

I've seen this raw footage on Maximum Exposure called "Hell On Earth" but Rescue 911 has almost all of it not shown in the other show did later

Reminds me of an accident that happened near where I live several years back. A truck carrying caustic lye tipped over on the interstate and it leaked everywhere. Numerous people had severe chemical burns and many more got respiratory injuries from breathing the fumes. Amazingly, the truck tipped onto a car carrying a man and boy, and both were extracted unscathed.

Thank You... You have done well a Job well done your videos are awesome Thank You

This has got to be one of the most impossible looking rescues I've ever seen on 911.

i think this is my favorite

I was 7 years old living just up the road when this happened and i still remember it as clear as anything to this day...quite scary

i luv this there needs to more people like him

i remember when this happened here in New Zealand A TRUE HERO

I first read this as hero firefighter vs pre-teen female vs new Zealand tanker inferno

That is the biggest explosion I ever seen on youtube

Never seen a car crash that bad

:( this is the last rescue 911

WOW!!!!!!! you can see the fire from milles

In from Auckland NZ, and wow, i did not know about this. Even though i was born in 1996, i'm surprised no one told me about this

How many Micronesian new Zeelanders are there? To hear that accent out of that face really threw me off.. gotta love it.. Always learning something new. Always wanted to visit new Zealand.. those Pacific Islanders.. great people out there.

I never saw a fire that big

They sure don’t make them ‘tuff as fuk’ anymore, these guys are phenomenal. 💕❤️💕

I give so much respect roy

Did the tanker go off?

The firefighter was the little girl’s Guardian Angel sent to save her.

Never knew seeing this and watching Heart of Fire with Patrick Duffy as a kid that it was based on this.

I heard about this one but I never knew it was remade for rescue 911 until now

That guy is a hero..He didn't quit inspite of the imminent danger..had he given up this girl would have been crushed under the truck..

COOL THANK YOU I LOVE.

Guy goes through the Doors of Hell and comes back

Down under is Australia

Now that's a man with a heart.

Well done all

If I was a firefighter I would've taken the fire out but I would've assumed the people near it would die

Did any of them lived from that event in 1990 in New Zealand from the white car is why the tanker to hit the car

Wow, I never knew this happened!

No upload for ages

Hi wats name of the movie please

i would think the fire would eat all the oxygen in the area

What kind of siren did the fire truck at 3:16 in the video on the right have?, I know it's a kind of "wheeoo- wheeeoo" siren, but what kind of siren is it exactly?, And was it used in other countries?

+brokkenp No More????? Eps

true hero

Awesome

Why didn't they use foam

Holly caw this show is so awesome 😎

2:39 Where's Viewer Mail Time?

At 0:19 I think the firefighter or something he said "it was mind blowing it was just awesome"

My question is, why'd the tanker blow on impact?

I was there in New Zealand when this one happened in real life I lived not to far from where it happened at

get out of way of the tanker sue!

it was the mothers fault she shouldn't stop in the middle of a highway

Plz upload more videos!

U can't stop the United States when it comes to man power

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese upload the Huston spca episodes

I was born 3 months after this accident

She lucky be lives

Poor kid glad she's a live how horrible for her

The white car cut in front of truck

If you want to see what death looks like, then fight a tanker fire folks. PGFD local 1619

Google how do I love the firemen How are

I said I take the fire department that long to get on scene at a propane truck on fire but it should not take them that long when a fire breaks out if they should be on seen less than one less than one hour when they get a call it should not take that long to be getting to that soon at the fire when does cocaine truck with the gasoline in it should not take that long when it's car accidents

Why didn't they just jail the kids' mom, the tank driver and/or the driver of the car that pulled out in front of the tanker?

I really hope that the driver who hit the tanker truck is changed big time.....

I said I take that long to pull a fire hose to help that little girl it will it should take less than one hour to pull up fire holes and put that fire out to save that little girl if a fireman from a different state poems that fire holds quicker than a fireman in a different rsq911 it should not take that long to pull a hose off a fire engine it should take less than two minutes and pull it

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Stupid gets what stupid does; park in wrong spot illegally.

I wish this show was still on