Swiftwater rescue: Firefighters Rescue 2 People from Island In Rain-Swollen River

Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched to a swift water rescue of a husband and wife stranded on an island

LOS ANGELES, CA, DEC. 12, 2014 – At approximately 10 A.M., the Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched to a swift water rescue of a husband and wife stranded on an island in the rain-swollen Los Angeles River. Responding were Helicopters 2, 3 and 5, plus eight engines, three trucks, a heavy rescue company, two swift water rescue teams, two battalion chiefs and a division chief.

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Mike Meadows

MIKE MEADOWS is a California-based photojournalist who specializes in coverage of wildland firefighting.

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