February 27, 2019 – The CAL FIRE/Placer County FD Technical Rescue Team arrived at a scheduled training this morning in flood water technical rescue and found some stranded motorists who attempted to pass through flood waters on Wise Road in Lincoln. The PCFD team put their training in emergency boat operations to work as they made patient access, a medical evaluation and removal. The motorists were released and training continued.
The CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department responds to various technical rope and water rescues within Placer County and we provide technical expertise to other cooperating emergency service agencies.
CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Swift Water Rescue
The CAL FIRE/Placer County FD Technical Rescue Team arrived at a scheduled training this morning in flood water technical rescue and found some stranded motorists who attempted to pass through flood waters on Wise Road in Lincoln. The PCFD team put their training in emergency boat operations to work as they made patient access, a medical evaluation and removal. The motorists were released and training continued.The CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department responds to various technical rope and water rescues within Placer County and we provide technical expertise to other cooperating emergency service agencies.
Posted by CAL FIRE NEU on Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Placer County: When we close roads, it is for your safety. A CAL FIRE / Placer Fire crew rescued these folks from a closed stretch of West Wise Road near Lincoln earlier today. The road was marked closed and water was thigh high and fast moving. Please, don’t take the chance! Even if you don’t see a road closed sign, if you see standing water, don’t try to pass it.