"In our system, in March of this year, we actually trained for an event like this," said Larry Marshall of Rural-Metro.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — "This event was, it was something we prepare for, and we hope we never have happen," said Tom Diaz of Rural-Metro.
A fictional situation involving 550 patients, and first responders from across Central Florida.
"It actually was a shooting. The same type that we had," Marshall said.
The paramedics described the Pulse shooting as the worst emergency they had ever seen.
"I really couldn't tell you. You just go into almost robot mode. You know you have a job to do. You don't think about anything else. It's just, you just do it," said Lucas Slowik of Rural-Metro. "You can't take every single call with you. Otherwise it will eat you."
Slowik’s boss said the team hurts on every level.
"Being a resident of Orlando since 1968, this is tragic, and it hurts all of us as citizens," said Slowik.