I suppose that would be this BuC operator? He’s not the only one poking his head in:
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I don’t recall any video evidence of ATF, but there are transcripts. I do know that one ATF agent interviewed bike guy Mr. Evans along with EOD Painter and TSI Edwards.
And yes, that was Jyrysta.
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(My former manager had a telescopic walking stick at age 80y.
I have a telescopic umbrella. My first one served me over 20 years, now I can buy only chinese dirt umbrellas, they last approx 2 years. So I’m a little familiar with telescopic things. But there are instruction and safety labels on it.)
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I cannot recognize the face, but there are the labels on the ladder.
Probably he didn’t think the other cops are not familiar with it and would need some additional help to fix it in the extended position. Don’t expect everyone knows what you know.
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He didn’t even stop at the fence line, the gate was pushed out just seconds before he arrived to that.
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Crooks’s photo was sent to ATF if I remember correctly (and someone asked why). According to the testimony, they are concerned about explosives.
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I did not read yet, but there is a testimony.
atf-agent-2.pdf
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I was unable to peal out from the testimony where the mobile hospital had been, but there were 250 patients due to the hot day. I guess it was near by the pond.
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I enjoyed watching the USSS guy looking at it and pondering whether or not it was extendable, and if so, why was it being used on top of the shed unextended. Comical, really. Contrary to Blasko’s testimony, I think it was the USSS agent who figured out how it worked.
That’s on Oesterling, though, for not explaining how to use it to Blasko when he brought it over, since clearly an ESU team member would (or should) know how his own tactical ladder worked. On second thought, wasn’t Blasko ESU too? He just had patrol duty that day, but was involved in the planning.
It’s a mute point, though, because the shooter was already down before Oesterling starting bringing the ladder over. True, they didn’t know he was dead or even incapacitated. It is an embarrassment, though.
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The director of emergency services (aka 911) and his deputy rushed to the injured people (both are paramedics). He said he left the command post at 1730 and took a photo with DJT, then he went to Brady Paul building to eat something, and the shooting started when he was walking back to the SS command post.
So we should find the name of the director.
(Well, first he said 1630, but it is a mistake, Mr Trumb was not yet there at that time. But if it was 1730 then everything lines up.)
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We already have the name of the director of emergency services in the Research Tools transcripts table. @redranamber found it See my post above.
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(Ha-ha, once you should compare my manager’s informal reports against the fact. It is well known to me, people remember incorrectly, escaping from the fact by cognitive dissonance.)
Assistant team leader. From my point of view he is the executive.
Murcko had already reported, just seconds after the 10th shot. But maybe he was on another radio channel. And, except the alleged orchestrator, thew could not be sure that there was no another.
(Well, I have to remind myself that I often underestimate the complexiti. So, even the alleged orchestrator could not be sure of no another shooter.)
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Regarding the number of ATF agents that responded to the rally site after the shooting, ATF Agent 1 confirmed there were 10, plus they had 2 supervisors. (Page 19 of transcript.)
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Blasko Witness Statement. He describes the two hats he wore for the day.
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To be specific, Hat 1, ESU, was actually worn before the rally during advance planning. Hat 2 was his patrol duty the day of the rally, though his ESU leadership role did appear to kick in. Regardless, he should have known how that tactical ladder worked by virtue of his ESU training and experience.
I believe during his Task Force interview his reference to “the stupid ladder” was a self-deprecating use of projection on the ladder of his own stupidity in the chaos of the moment for not extending it and using it as intended. It’s understandably human in my opinion. It’s not everyday that you’re part of a response to an attempted assassination of a former/future president, but rather it was a once in a lifetime situation for him.
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Agree with everything you stated.
Thank you for pointing out the specifics of his two hats.
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Here are additional witness statements and their biographies for those interested.
Apologies if these are repetitive or redundant to what has been written in the reports, I have not read through all of the reports at this time.
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117692
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Thanks for the link. I’ll add it to my Research Tools where I have the video link.
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