Close call video: Milwaukee lieutenant discusses bailout from house fire caught on video.

By now you have likely seen the video from Friday's house fire from 16th Street and Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee that forced a lieutenant and firefighter to bail out of the attic as conditions rapidly changed. Firefighter John Kokalj left first after suffering second-degree burns. Lt. Chris Schutte was right behind him. Schutte injured his pelvis. A third member of the crew, Jason Rodriguez, found another escape route and was unharmed.

Above is the interview with the firefighters. It includes cell phone video of the firefighters' escape taken by an off duty firefighter from another jurisdiction. There is another video of the bailout that can be found here. Below are two clips from later in the fire. Here's an excerpt from WTMJ-TV's story:

"I just dove head first as if i was jumping into the lake," said Schutte. "I didn't look to see where I was going. I didn't look to see if there was a porch. None of that mattered. The only thing that mattered was getting away from the heat."

The temperature inside reached a few hundred degrees, they couldn't see and the ceiling was falling all around them. They knew they were in danger and they needed to get out fast.

"Mayday, mayday, mayday engine 31, mayday" yelled Lt. Schutte into communication radio. 

They could no longer find the stairs but they found their way to a window. Both fell about 10 feet onto a porch.

"I had to get out," said Kokalj.