A first responder who was at Toronto Pearson on Monday awaiting the arrival of a friend, ended up jumping into action when a Delta Air Lines flight struck the runway on landing, caught fire and flipped over.

Mike Nolan, Chief of Emergency Services with Renfrew Country in Ontario says he saw the black smoke on the runway and immediately texted his friend to alert him to the situation and see if he was alright.

Nolan told the Tim Powers Show on VOCM, that minutes later his friend responded.

“I said Pete, looks like somebody crashed on the runway, everything alright? and he said about two minutes’ later by text, he said ‘that’s my plane, standing out in the middle of the runway, I got blood running down my head, and I don’t know what to do.'”

Nolan called Peel Region paramedics describing what he just watched happen, and proceeded to the area where paramedics would bring patients, to help out where he could.

“At that point the paramedics were just starting to pour in, the helicopters were just starting to land, and all the incident commanders on the paramedic teams were figuring out who was really hurt, who was hurt and who was dazed and confused.” Nolan offered his help, and to his credit, says Nolan, his buddy Pete also helped out.