A home construction worker, on the 5300 Block of Woodman, was buried in a collapsed trench today as he was constructing a sanitary sewer line. The LAFD arrived on the scene at 9:55am and immediately began a rescue. The victim was buried at a 45 degree angle, with only his head above soil. He was removed, from under hundreds of pounds of wet dirt, and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The Fire Department blog explains it in detail.
Here is a Flickr photo set of the rescue.
Here in Van Nuys 
Thank you for the note Brian. There isn’t a day that goes by that we aren’t appreciative of your efforts.
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Andrew:
Thanks for sharing this story with your readers. They might find this to be a better link to the photo set.
I noted your LAPD “response time” post, and for what it’s worth, wanted to offer you the Fire Department response time information for your region. Please see “Division 3” in the linked reports, the most recent I have on-line.
Again Andrew, thanks for helping your blog visitors gain insight into the endeavors of your Fire Department.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Fireefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
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