It was September 5^th when the former Barnard elementary school went up in flames and eight Tulsa firefighters were hurt.

One of the last able to return to work was Tulsa Fire Department Captain Terry Sivadon.

This week Sivadon was back on the job and happy to be there.

“It was good, I was glad to get back to normal and get back to doing what I love,” he told KRMG News.

We spent a little time with Sivadon on the site where a Jeep was being pulled out of a retention pond Tuesday morning.

It turned out there wasn’t anyone in the Jeep and the first responders were preparing to pull out.

Before they did, we asked Sivadon what it might have been like if that first call had been a fire and not a potential rescue.

“If that first one would have been a fire, my training and my experience I would have just dove right back in."

Click here to listen to the entire interview with Captain Sivadon.

Sivadon missed the job and the guys he works with but understood that things don’t slow down when guys get hurt.

“The fire department just keeps going, even when you’re gone."

With a glance around at the other men and equipment on the site he continued, “I’m glad I’m able to get back and be a part of that.”

So will Sivadon wince a little the first time a real fire call comes in?

“Uh, no, nuh-uh. I’m ready for that first fire you know, get that one out of the way.”

What was left of the Barnard building is now gone and Sivadon has been by there several times.

He told us he still flinches a little when he sees it.

“You think about it. We were 150 feet inside there when that exploded and that was a long way to get out.”

Sivadon looks physically ready to go after the time off, but don’t let that fool you.

Some of the rehab was tough.

“Yes it was very painful, the grafts and scars. I’ve been stretching them daily just to get the range of motion back in my hands.”  

Sivadon and his crew finished putting up their gear and pulled out with the rest of the emergency workers.

This one wasn’t a fire, but when it is he’ll be ready.