JFRD performs high-angle rescue on Blount Island
Sky4 aerials captured Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel performing a high-angle rescue Tuesday afternoon.Firefighters saved a patient who was about 150 feet above the ground on a crane.The patient had to be lowered to the ground with a JFRD member.The trip down took about 20 minutes.The entire rescue took over an hour to complete.Once they reached a lower walkway with other personnel, the patient was transferred to another apparatus to be lowered the rest of the way.The final part of the journey down took about 10 minutes.Once on the ground, the patient was surrounded by rescue personnel.As the patient was loaded into the waiting JFRD ambulance to be taken to a local hospital, he waved his arms to his rescuers.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took this photo of the rescue.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took this photo of the rescue.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took this photo of the rescue.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took this photo of the rescue.The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took this photo of the rescue. WJXT
Sky4 aerials captured Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel performing a high-angle rescue Tuesday afternoon.
