An unidentified woman is in stable condition after being rescued by ladder personnel from the Orange County Fire Authority during a house fire Monday evening, the ENE has learned.
Greg Barta, a public information officer for OCFA said fire officials were called in to a house fire at the corner of Foster Road and Gertrude Drive in Rossmoor to find a woman, presumably the homeowner, trapped in a bedroom on the 2nd story.
He said the home, located at 12500 Foster, was engulfed in fire when the OCFA engine companies arrived. Firefighters used extended ladders to rescue the trapped woman on the 2nd story, afterwhich they stabilized her condition then sent her to the hospital.
“Firefighters did a tremendous job,” said Barta, noting they had to use a “huge” ladder to rescue the unnamed woman. The OCFA spokesperson said at press time, the woman was in stable condition.
He said the house fire was extinguished relatively quickly but noted there was significant structural damage caused by the blaze. The incident is under investigation.