VIDEO - A group of Alameda County firefighters heading back to their station Tuesday after dealing with an oil spill spotted another emergency on an Emeryville street: a visibly distraught woman sitting on the edge of an overpass, her feet dangling toward the busy traffic below.
Engine 34 firefighters came upon the woman about 10:30 a.m., got out of the truck and diverted vehicles on Powell Street to prevent passing motorists from getting hurt if she were to jump. Another crew from Engine 35 happened to be in the area and drove over to lend a hand. As some of the firefighters tried to calm down the woman, whose car was parked nearby, Capt. Malcolm Cooper and firefighter John Hall climbed up the embankment leading to the overpass.