Over the past weeks, teams across the state have rescued people from flooded cars and neighborhoods. They are now preparing for the next series of storms.
At least 19 deaths have been reported in California in two weeks of storms, many from drowning and fallen trees.
Bakersfield Fire Department’s swift water rescue team performs a rescue in Merced on Jan. 10. In one neighborhood they saved more than 50 people.Rescuers wore red and black dry suits, life jackets, boots, helmets and gloves. They towed their boat alongside them as they knocked on doors and offered residents the chance to leave. In some cases, residents faced nearly 2 feet of water in their homes. They packed up grocery bags, duffels and backpacks and brought along their cats, birds and dogs.
Among the dozens of teams deployed by the state during the recent storms was the CAL OES Oakland Fire Department swift water rescue team 4. On Tuesday, the team — which included firefighters from Oakland and outside agencies — did a recon of Salinas, Gilroy and Hollister and visited local fire stations to alert them that they were in the area.
“You’re only inches off the water as the water is moving by swiftly,” said Gray, a captain/paramedic with the Alameda Fire Department and a member of the team. “You just start doing what you know, even though it’s a little bit different than what you’ve done before.” The two men, who were uninjured, were later arrested for trespassing, according to the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office. The 21-year-old and 25-year-old were in a no-trespassing zone.
That included more than a dozen people rescued from the Ventura River. The fire department used a 35-foot ladder to help people climb onto a bridge. Jeff Whitehouse — dressed in a neon green and black dry suit and life jacket — had the job of swimming close to 100 feet to reach her. His team had hooked a rope onto his vest to pull him back if he got in trouble.
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