Andrew Bush's answers

There was a tanker truck fire on the Veteran's Expressway in Tampa in 2001 when a new extension was being built. The trunk had fully engulfed in flames under that new overpass burning everything. Getting to the scene was horrid due to the traffic being stopped on all points and directions intersecting that area. I was the first unit on scene with some first responders and law enforcement. Getting the information about the incident was tough especially since I had to assist with traffic direction. After letting the first responders know I wasn't just another media source and that the info would drastically help in the situation I got the vital info to our ops center and helped get it out to the public that were not near the scene yet. In turn, the coverage from me and another ops unit who got an aerial view was immediate and reduced the traffic upset to the interstate system and nearby roadways....

Have a passion for getting to the bottom of a situation. Show keen interest in what you do. Have a "challenger" or "competitive" mind set to get the story correct.

I edited traffic and incident reports for clarity to be distributed to on-air talents for radio and tv affiliates. While doing so I also had to LIVE produce reports as they came in during the drive times of morning and afternoon. I also supervised a 4 man operations team in the ops. center. In charge of training new hires multiple times. While on the desk I also dispatched mobile and aerial units to gather information about an traffic related incident. When starting at the company, I became the top field reporter for two years in gathering accurate and investigation information....