rescue firegeezer on 17 Sep 2008 10:40 am
O.J.T. For Phoenix Area Tech. Rescues
THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAMS FROM THE Phoenix, Glendale and Peoria, Arizona, fire departments were all en route to a regional training session Tuesday morning when a construction worked took a 2-story tumble in downtown Phoenix.
The incident took place at a high-rise office building under construction in the heart of the city. A steel worker on the 15th floor slipped on a piece of paneling, fell about 20 feet and injured a leg.
The Peoria FD squad was first on the scene and their captain got to run the rescue operation, a rare occurrence for the suburban department. The steel worker was conscious and alert throughout the operation that involved an aerial descent.
KTVK Ch. 3 documented the rescue and ran this video report:
