On Friday morning the OCFA responded to a call for an unresponsive patient in the flood control channel.
Our firefighter/paramedics stabilized the individual while other firefighters simultaneously prepared a hoist operation.
The victim was safely hoisted and taken to a local hospital.
The OCFA did not identify the victim by name.
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.