Rafael Comas remembers every detail down to the second while he was responding to the chaotic scene of the Pulse nightclub. Comas is a paramedic for Rural Metro Ambulance and was working the night of the shooting that left 49 dead and more than 50 injured on June 12.
"It was very traumatic and very stressful but we train for that," said Comas, who has been a medic for nearly 20 years. "We put ourselves [through] that type of training so we can respond correctly to that situation."
Paramedics declined to get into detail about what exactly they saw that night, citing the FBI's ongoing investigation.
Ambulances arrived on scene 3 minutes after the initial call, said General Manager Larry Marshall. In all 8 ambulances responded, with one as far away as Winter Garden. The ambulances arrived at the staging area and transported 14 patients to Orlando Regional Medical Center, Marshall said.
Comas said his training kicked in as soon as he arrived on scene.