Grab variables from coldfusion page with actionscript 3.0

how do I access variables on a cfm page with actionscript 3.0. For example. I have a flash page that loads a cfm page. This cfm page queries data from a server like this

<cfoutput query=“getThis”>
&first_name#currentrow#=#firstName#&last_name#currentrow#=#lastName#
</cfoutput>

How would I grab the first name variable. I am an intermediate flash developer but first name Coldfusion user, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks