Rope Rescue from Tree in Monrovia, Calif

MONROVIA – Firefighters on Wednesday freed a tree trimmer who was stuck 75 feet up a palm tree and dangling upside down.

The rescue took place shortly after 10 a.m. in the 200 block of West Atara Street which is in the unincorporated county area near Monrovia.

Fire Inspector Chris Reade said the man climbed a palm tree and was cutting leaves above him. The part where the fronds grow out of broke loose and landed on the man, according to Reade.

“It knocked him off, “ the inspector said, adding that the tree trimmer ended up dangling upside down.

Reade said firefighters used chain saws to cut the palm fronds. They tied a harness to the man and lowered him.

He was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

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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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