At least one person and two dogs were rescued from the Los Angeles River as a storm pounded Southern California Friday morning.
Aerial video showed rescue workers trying to get to the male and two dogs on a tree at the base of the river. A boat was being used to get the victim and two dogs out.
The incident was reported in the Cypress Park area in the 1500 block of North San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. One of the men told NBC4 he went into the water to save his dogs.
“The water is moving pretty quick, and it will fool you,” said Los Angeles Fire Lt. Mark Akahosai
An animal services vehicle also responded to the location.
Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.
Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.
He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.
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