June 26, 1995
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A personal perspective of the rescue efforts following the April 19 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is expected to be in bookstores soon.
Oklahoma City Assistant Fire Chief Jon Hansen tells CNN the book details his experiences while inside the building after the blast. The 200-page paperback has been published by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House. The book is called "Oklahoma Rescue" and is expected to sell for about $6.
In one of the 11 chapters, titled "Satellite City," Hansen describes the barrage of reporters and camera crews that flooded the parking lot two blocks from the wreckage and was immediately dubbed "Satellite City".
He details the relationship between the media and public safety agencies. "This proved that public safety agencies and the media can work together at a common good," he said Sunday in a telephone interview.
The book recalls the working relationships of the many rescue teams involved, the moments during the rescue of the last three victims and a chapter on the unsung heroes -- all the way through until the implosion.
Hansen wrote the book off-duty, at night and on weekends. The book will include eight pages of black and white photos. Hansen said he was approached by the publisher to write the book and added that he felt that other books recently written by ghost authors had many inaccuracies.
While at first he had mixed emotions about writing his experiences, Hansen said it did eventually bring some deep felt emotions out, for better or worse.
Some proceeds from sales of the book will be given to the Oklahoma Firefighters Fallen and Living Memorial and to other charities which he chose not to name.
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