Las Vegas Shooting: Retired Fire Chief's Heroic Efforts

LAKE FOREST, CA — In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, stories of bravery and heroism are surfacing among the survivors. The barrage of bullets that rained over the crowd of tens of thousands sent waves of panic as survivors realized what was happening and tried to flee the scene.

During more than 10 terrifying minutes of rapid gunfire, Orange County Fire Authority retired Battalion Chief Don Forsyth and Carlsbad Police officer Greg White did not shy away from the fray but stepped right into it, according to Forsyth's recollections to CBS2 news.

"It's dangerous because there's a stampede, and from what I've now seen in footage is that everyone would start running one way, and he would shoot ahead of them and the whole entire stampede would turn 90 degrees and go a different way," Forsyth said.

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Forsyth was with Lt. Greg White of the Carlsbad Police Department during the fray. Together, the pair aided in maneuvering a large portion of the crowd toward the Tropicana Hotel basement.

"Two of us were trying to corral them and keep them moving the best we could, and tore the fencing apart, made our own way lifted sections of chain link and sent people across the street behind an 18-wheel and stop behind the truck and wait," Forsyth said.

It is unclear how many people Forsyth and his friend assisted in their escape.

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