{"id":422051,"date":"2026-08-31T18:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422051\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:48:12","slug":"individual-rescued-from-towering-crane-in-texas-fort-worth-fire-department-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422051\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual rescued from towering crane in Texas, Fort Worth Fire Department says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Responders rescued an individual from the cab of a towering crane in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_41469\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Texas<\/a> on Saturday, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The department detailed the save in a Saturday Facebook post, which noted that the individual was about 220 feet high.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_41470\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/dallas-fort-worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fort Worth<\/a> Fire Department Alarm Office received a call for a medical emergency at 11:50am today,&#8221; the post noted, explaining, &#8220;The location was at&#8230; the construction site at JPS Health Hospital. Upon arrival, crews found that the patient was actually located approximately 220 feet up in the air, inside of a crane cab.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Medical-Emergency-Split-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane. (Facebook\/Fort Worth Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Responders climbed up, provided medical aid and lowered the individual to the ground, the department noted.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When technical rescue teams arrived on scene, they gathered gear and began their ascent up the crane\u2019s ladder. They carried with them all of the equipment they would need for the entire rescue on their backs,&#8221; the department said.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Medical-Emergency-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane. (Facebook\/Fort Worth Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Upon arrival at the top of the crane (over 22 stories in the air), they went to work. Immediate emergency medical care was started while technical rescue teams began devising a plan for the patient\u2019s safe descent,&#8221; the department continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Once the patient was safely hooked up to the ropes and rigging system, the crews had him lowered and on the ground. This all happened within less than an hour of their making it to him initially,&#8221; the post read.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The department shared multiple photos of the heroic rescue effort.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Medical-Emergency-Photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth Fire Department shared photos in a Facebook post that described a rescue operation to lower an individual from a towering crane. (Facebook\/Fort Worth Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The crane operator was then transported to the hospital in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_41472\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">stable condition<\/a>,&#8221; the department added.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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