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If you were driving\u00a0on Ocean Blvd through\u00a0downtown Long Beach on the morning of August 7th, 2009 at around 8:30am and looked up, you would think they were filming a movie, but\u00a0that wasn’t\u00a0the case. This wasn’t a stunt from some action movie,\u00a0nor was it a\u00a0training exercise, this was a life threatening emergency that the Long Beach Fire Department USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) trains for.<\/p>\n
LBFD responded to a call for two men that were hanging from a broken window washing scaffolding at 300 E. Oceangate. Truck 1 and Engine 1 were first on scene and reported that the scaffoldingwas\u00a0hanging to one side\u00a0and both men were dangling from it. They immediately went to the roof to begin assessing the situation and figuring out the best course of action to rescue the men.<\/p>\n
E6 & USAR 6 got on scene quickly and also went to the roof with their rescue equipment and ropes. One of the\u00a0menwas actually hanging only by his safety harness with the scaffolding dangling below him. Once additional safety lines were in place, the LBFD pulled the\u00a0victim up to the roof, while they figured out the best way to reach the second man. The second\u00a0man was also wearing his safety harness and was still inside the scaffolding and hanging on. He appeared to be alert and for the most part calm, considering the situation.<\/p>\n
The second\u00a0man was rescued after one of the firefighters went over the top of the building and rappelled down the 20 feet to the victim. The firefighter then tied off some rescue rope to the\u00a0man and the crew up top began to pull the\u00a0man up. Once they got\u00a0him to the ledge, they were able to grab onto him and pull him over onto the roof. Both of the\u00a0victims had no injuries and did not require and medical treatment.<\/p>\n
This type of emergency\u00a0is considered a\u00a0low-frequency,\u00a0 high-risk and requires constant training to perform. The USAR and Truck companies in downtown Long Beach, as well as throughout the city,\u00a0train for these and other types of emergencies on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
Total units on scene: E1, T1, R1, BC1, E6, USAR6, R2, PIO4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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