Central Louisiana Fire Fighters Involved in Dramatic Rescues in the South

Central Louisiana fire fighters have conducted hundreds of rescues in flooded areas down south, and some of them have been exceptionally dramatic. Rapides Parish Fire District 2 fire fighters were among those who rescued a 94-year-old, bedridden woman who had to be floated out of her house on an air mattress. “Our guys had to walk about a quarter of a mile to her home through the water, and they were able to find an inflatable mattress in the home,” said District 2 Fire Chief and Local 1368 member Randy McCain.

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