Crews used an aerial ladder to reach the injured man, who was still a "viable patient." LAFD did not clarify the extent of his injuries. The aerial ladder was used as a crane and allowed crews to ...

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said LAFD spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz. The victim was able to climb to safety via a ladder lowered over a concrete wall bounding the river and is currently out of danger, Lantz said.

Claim that LAFD has 45 electric fire trucks is wrong ... A fire truck, on the other hand, can usually be identified by the long aerial ladders used to fight large fires or for certain types ...