EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES 5/25/06
Battalion 14 responded to a report of a civilian trapped at a construction site in the Beverly Park Estates area of Fire Station 108s district.
Battalion Chief John Nowell directed the rescue of a 30 year old female who had crawled approximately 50 feet into an air conditioning duct inside the large residential dwelling that was in the final stages of construction.
Light Force 88 Captain Alex Arriola negoiated a voluntary self-rescue with the trapped woman who was able to back out of the 16" duct. (video)
Battalion 14 also responded to a large scale Physical Rescue at 0220 hours this morning involving an auto over the side off Mulholland Drive near Deep Canyon in Battalion 10. Chief Nowell, acting as the Rescue Group Leader, directed the rescue of 8 teenagers who had been inside a small vehicle that had rolled approximately 250 feet down the steep hillside.
Specialized resources including USAR 88, Heavy Rescue 56 and Helicopters with "FLIR" and "Night Sun" capabilities were utilized to rescue the victime from the steep, brush covered terrain. As helicopters preformed hoist operations to remove victims in litter baskets ground units used cable winches to assist firefighters in bringing victims to safety.
Initial reports indicated that all of the occupants of the vehicle were wearing seatbelts with the exception of two of the teens who had been riding in the trunk of the Nissan Sentra sedan. (video) (video)
