One of the firefighters who helped save a local tree cutter hanging upside down 45-feet in the air explained what it took to make the heroic rescue.
“We have actually trained on this scenario more than once. We do it so regularly. We have done this multiple times over the years,” said Robin Gainey, a district chief with JFRD.
Gainey was one of the firefighters who responded to the call Tuesday afternoon. He said while they have 300 hours of experience, they can’t take this for granted. “One slip in this and it’s going to be a serious injury for somebody,” he said.
The tree cutter was hanging upside down 45 feet in the air after suffering from a seizure. Gainey said resonders' ladders were too short and they had to climb trees the rest of the way to get to him.