He said he had done so in order to remember specific accounts of his experience to tell his children and grandchildren.īendorf, 75, recalled sitting against the wall in a lobby as he watched other fire personnel give CPR to victims and thought about how he could relate to Hollywood’s depiction of the fog of war.
Jerry Bendorf dictated personal recollections to his wife to type.
Other memories can fade with time, so after the devastating fire, rookie Clark County fire Capt.