Tower Ladder 11, Rescue 4 cited for complex elevator rescue

Oct 22, 2026

Tower Ladder 11 and Rescue 4 received unit citations for a technical rescue on April 5, 2026, lowering a firefighter into a shaft and removing a trapped 12-year-old from a stalled elevator.

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Tower Ladder 11 and Rescue 4 received a unit citation for a complex elevator rescue on April 5, 2026, after a 12-year-old became trapped in a stalled elevator. The transcript describes that the elevator mechanic could not move the car and firefighters developed a technical rescue plan using a paratech elevator rescue system.

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