On Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 5;46 PM, 4 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighers, 1 LAFD Rescue Ambulance, 2 Helicopters and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, all under the direction of Battalion Chief Graham Everett, responded to a Rescue at 901 N. Temescal Canyon Rd. in the Pacific Palisades area.

Fire resources responded to a call to assist a person that had fallen and had landed in a tree. What fire resources did not know was that a 59 year old male hiker had fallen from the Temescal Canyon hiking trail, tumbling downward approximately thirty feet before landing precariously at the base of a large tree which stopped his descent into the deep, heavy brush covered ravine approximately 150 feet below. With the use of his cell phone, he was able to aid in his rescue by communicating his position to the OCD Dispatch Center. Within the hour, the hiker was finally located with the assistance of two helicopters and four ground companies.

Utilizing a two-line, belay rope system, fire personnel were lowered to the hiker with the Stokes Litter Basket in tow. Once the rescuers reached the hiker, he was stabilized and hoisted in the litter basket to the site if an awaiting ambulance. The hiker was transported to an area hospital in stable condition with a minor ankle injury.