Originally Posted by cardiomd

Unfortunately I agree with Shy on this one... All the reports, video, and witness accounts I heard say the pax were out well before the firefighters arrived, or even before the plane was significantly consumed by flames.

https://path.com/p/1lwrZb

While it feels good to congratulate them, realistically I doubt the ARFF had much to do with the high survival rate, and in their rush may have contributed to the death rate unfortunately. They thought the girl was dead and this would be a severe accident.

Asiana flight 214: Firefighter's helmet cam video footage reveals how Chinese student was killed by an emergency vehicle after plane crash - Americas - World - The Independent

If I were going to give congratulations, it would be to the fine Boeing structural and materials engineers who made a plane that made this so survivable.