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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department of Search and Rescue teams tried to gain access from the topside of the mountain but were also unable to make access by foot, according to Rappaport.
A Santa Barbara County Fire helicopter was then dispatched from Santa Ynez to perform a hoist operation from the side of the mountain, Rappaport said.
The paraglider was then transported by helicopter to Viola Fields Park in Carpinteria where he was further assessed by paramedics. The paraglider reported minor injuries, according to Rappaport.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesman Mike Eliason said the man had a hard landing and declined an ambulance after the hoist, saying he would seek further medical treatment on his own.
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A family of seven was left homeless following a massive fire at their Fairfield County home.
The fire started around 11:18 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21, at 161 Cheshire St, in Stratford, said Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal Robert Daniel.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found heavy fire coming from two of the second-floor bedroom windows of the large colonial style home.
The fire extended up and into the attic, said Daniel.
The interior suffered heavy fire and smoke damage throughout.
The fire, which some 22 firefighters responded to, was under control in 30 minutes, Daniel said.
A family of seven was home at the time of the fire and safely evacuated.
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Stratford firefighters responded Thursday after a car hit a garage. (Stratford Professional Firefighters IAFF 998 via Facebook)
Stratford firefighters responded Thursday after a car hit a garage. (Stratford Professional Firefighters IAFF 998 via Facebook)
STRATFORD, CT A 68-year-old man was taken to the hospital Thursday after he suffered a medical emergency and crashed a car into a garage, which then collapsed.
Crews responded about 6:15 p.m. to Elm Street, where the man was trapped under the damaged garage inside a Honda hatchback, according to Fire Marshal Robert Daniel.
Firefighters had to remove the garage from around the vehicle and extract the man through the back of the car, said Daniel, who is also an assistant chief with the Stratford Fire Department. The rescue took about 15 minutes, and 14 firefighters responded to the scene.