Glendale firefighters rescued a woman from the Los Angeles River Monday evening, authorities said.
At around 6:30 p.m., a passerby noticed the woman on an island in the river near the Riverside Drive bridge while the water was rising, said Glendale Fire spokeswoman Brandy Villanueva. A firefighter was lowered into the water to reach the woman. Officials used a ladder truck to hoist her out just before 7:30 p.m. Officials also reportedly pulled out her bicycle and backpack.
Burbank, Pasadena and Los Angeles firefighters assisted with the rescue. After paramedics assessed her for injuries, the woman was determined to be unharmed and released at the scene.
Fire officials warned residents to stay out of the river when it rains, as the water level can rise quickly and put lives in danger.
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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From:”FIREFIGHTER RESCUES” Date:Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 13:21 Subject:[New post] Rope Rescue in Glendale, AZ
countyfiretactics posted: ” Glendale firefighters rescued a woman from the Los Angeles River Monday evening, authorities said. At around 6:30 p.m., a passerby noticed the woman on an island in the river near the Riverside Drive bridge while the water was rising, said Glendale”