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Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield
Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters performed a "high-risk" rescue of two tree workers trapped high above the ground. The incident took place around 2:12 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a report that two tree workers were trapped in a tree behind 85 Beacon View Drive, the department said on Facebook. One of the workers had been working to remove a large limb from an adjacent tree when the limb dropped suddenly, crushing his leg and trapping it between the fallen limb and the crotch of the tree, the department said. The second worker had climbed the tree to assist hi…