Members of the McKinney Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team say their training prepared them for a once-in-a-lifetime mission.

When seconds counted, the team quickly determined the best approach to rescue a tow truck driver whose cab was left dangling over a concrete barrier on the Sam Rayburn Tollway.

The driver lost control while trying to avoid a disabled vehicle and struck the barrier, leaving his cab suspended above the roadway.

Firefighters broke through the cab window, got the driver onto a ladder, and slowly brought him down to safety.

“I just prayed, I said, ‘God, give me the clarity, the courage, the calmness to do my job.’ And from there, it was just kind of like, here we go,” said Jordan Goode, firefighter and paramedic.

“This is a TV moment almost. This is crazy. Ther

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