- On Monday, Feb. 9, the Sarasota County Fire Department Special Operations team rescued someone from a construction site.
- SCFD Special Operations used a crane to bring the patient to the ground from the 17th floor of a building under construction.
- From there, the patient was transported to the hospital for additional care.
- The SCFD Special Operations team has hundreds of hours in specialized training in hazardous materials and technical rescues.
- Watch the rescue below.
Sarasota Co. Fire Dept. special team rescues man from 17th floor of building

Hernando County teacher suffers life-threatening medical emergency
Rob Strasser was diagnosed with CVST. At first, he thought he had sinus problems until he experienced the worse headache of his life.
Hernando County teacher suffers life-threatening medical emergency