it s still coming. the firefighters battle the current for several agonizing minutes. the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so it was taking your feet out from underneath you. the amount of debris that was coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200 to 300 pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to dodge them. make sure they didn t take you out. with the water levels rising and without further resources, they re forced to retreat. that s when we saw the police helicopter coming in to do part of the rescue. sergeant nathan wilock is in the hangar when he receives the call for a hoist rescue. a hoist rescue is by far the most dangerous portion of our operations and it is a last resort. when you cannot access somebody by ground or by any other means. as they approach, news
current for several agonizing minutes. the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so it was taking your feet out from underneath you. the amount of debris that was coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200 to 300 pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to dodge them. make sure they didn t take you out. with the water levels rising and without further resources, they re forced to retreat. that s when we saw the police helicopter coming in to do part of the rescue. sergeant nathan wheelock is in the hangar when he receives the call for a hoist rescue. a hoist rescue is by far the most dangerous portion of our operations and it is a last resort. when you cannot access somebody by ground or by any other means.
ma am? no. it s still coming. the firefighters battle the current for several agonizing minutes. the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so it was taking your feet out from underneath you. the amount of debris that was coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200 to 300 pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to dodge them. make sure they didn t take you out. with the water levels rising and without further resources, they re forced to retreat. that s when we saw the police helicopter coming in to do part of the rescue. sergeant nathan wilock is in the hangar when he receives the call for a hoist rescue. a hoist rescue is by far the most dangerous portion of our operations and it is a last resort. when you cannot access somebody by ground or by any other means. as they approach, news choppers capture footage of the landscape. it s barely recognizable. when my pilot turned that corner to go up wh
ma am? no. it s still coming. the firefighters battle the currents for several agonizing minutes. the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so it was taking your feet out from underneath you. the amount of debris coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200 to 300 pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to kind of dodge them. make sure they didn t take you out. with the water levels rising and without further resources, they re forced to retreat. that s when we saw the police helicopter come in to do part of the rescue. sergeant nathan wilock is in the hanger when he receives the call for an emergency hoist rescue. a hoist rescue is by far the most dangerous portion of what we do, of our operation, and it is a last resort. when you cannot access somebody