Watch: Firefighters Rescue Man Who Falls Through Vista, CA, Balcony

    June 22, 2025
    Vista firefighters rescued a man who fell through a porch floor, using a quick rope system to extricate him.

    Firefighters extricated a man after he partially fell through a porch floor in Vista last week.

    Vista firefighters were called to the Arcadia Avenue apartment building on June 16, just before 7 p.m., and found a man who had fallen through his balcony and was trapped, with his legs dangling into the porch below.

    Crews rigged up a quick rope system to remove the man, according to ONSCENE TV.

    Once removed, Vista firefighters packaged the patient and transported him to the hospital for treatment.

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    Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department and currently is a photographer for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department.        

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