s ▁fellow ▁fire fig h ters ▁become ▁extremely ▁determined ▁to ▁rescue ▁him , ▁and ▁Jack ▁does ▁his ▁best ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁only ▁possible ▁safe ▁area ▁Mike ▁tells ▁him ▁about . ▁However , ▁upon ▁reaching ▁that ▁room ▁he ▁sees ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁exit ▁is ▁cut ▁off ▁by ▁ra ging ▁fl ames . ▁Out ▁of ▁air ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁heat ▁intens ifying , ▁Jack ▁real izes ▁that ▁his ▁situation ▁is ▁hop eless . ▁He ▁rad ios ▁Mike ▁to ▁pull ▁his ▁men ▁back ▁so ▁no ▁one ▁else ▁will ▁be ▁killed ▁or ▁hurt ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁rescue ▁him , ▁and ▁accepts ▁his ▁fate ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁Mike ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁and ▁commands ▁all ▁rescue ▁units ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁building , ▁dev ast ating ▁Mike . ▁ ▁At ▁Jack ' s ▁fun eral , ▁Mike ▁del ivers ▁an ▁emot ional ▁e ul ogy ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Jack ' s ▁life , ▁which ▁insp ires ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁from ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁Jack ' s ▁body ▁is ▁then ▁carried ▁to ▁his ▁rest ing ▁place , ▁with ▁full ▁hon ors , ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Engine ▁ 3 3 ▁in ▁a ▁typical ▁fire man ' s ▁fun eral ▁process ion . ▁The ▁film ▁ends ▁with ▁Mike ▁and ▁the ▁guys ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁call ▁while ▁the ▁former ▁flash es ▁back ▁to ▁Jack ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁fire fig h ters ▁going ▁to ▁fires ▁and ▁a ▁final ▁shot ▁of ▁Mike ▁and ▁Jack ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁Jack ' s ▁first