PIT RESCUE 4452 N. DOVER 8/23/09

From time to time one hears complaints by some of the public about the lack of city services. These photos prove the opposite. So many firemen, trucks, Special Operations personnel, paramedics and support equipment; just for two men, two lives. NAMES NEEDED NAMES NEEDED NAMES NEEDED

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The man in the grey T-Shirt is trapped to his waist. The man in the brown T-Shirt is down even further. There is an IV in his arm; standard procedure for incidents such as this. The crossing bars are Hurst Air Shores: The ART (Airshore Rescue Tools) are high-strength aluminum stabilization struts. The tools can be used either pneumatically (with air) or manually depending on the particular application. They are used to support wooden braces placed against the pit walls to prevent another cave-in.