responding to a call from another firefighter, sheriff major rick albers arrives on scene. the officer has just completed training. >> from my experience in training in swift water rescue, he wasn't going to be able to be pulled up just by his arms. he would have had to almost put him in half to get him up from that position. >> myself and a sheriff's deputy determined the only way we were going to get him out of the water was to pull him back up stream away from the bridge to get him out. because i was not working trying to pull him straight up. >> on bunker pants they have suspenders that go up and i was able to feel down the suspenders and be able to grab as much as i could of the bunker pants and pull. >> with all his might, major albers yanks the fireman back up stream, but the man is so heavy, he's pulling the officer in too. >> just at that moment, a former paramedic grabs the major. >> she grabbed ahold of my legs which really helped me at that time. i was able to get list lower body up stream and up the bridge on to safety. >> chief kelly and his team assess his in

this started around 1:30 this afternoon near albers court outside of brentwood. crew were on the scene quickly, and it grew to 32 acres before firefighters had it under control. they were from the east contra costa fire district and cal fire assisted. they were 50 to 60 firefighters keeping it in check. this brush fire is a good reminder about the danger that exists with hot, dry and windy conditions. >> it escalated real quick. it shows when we have mowed grass the fire goes out better. we remind homeowners to mow their fields as low as they can. >> out here in the rural areas, the wind can change. i keep my place pretty well mowed down, but it could change and start coming this direction. so, yeah, i kept my eye on it. >> reporter: residents say along with the ground crews, one air tank r dropped fire retardants and a helicopter made a handful of water drops. crews were on the scene to make sure there were not any flare-ups of hotspots. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. live in antioch, "nbc bay area news." >>> thank you. this first day of fal

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. >> with all his might, major albers yanks the fireman back up stream, but the man is so heavy, he's pulling the officer in too. >> just at that moment, a former paramedic grabs the major. >> she grabbed ahold of my legs which really helped me at that time. i was able to get list lower body up stream and up the bridge on to safety. >> chief kelly and his team assess his injuries. they have two serious concerns. hypothermia and water in his lungs. they remove his cold, wet clothes as quickly as possible. major al dpts bers assists with one of the other firefighters who also fell into the freezing water. mir there are no serious injuries. >> it was a group effort. georgetown first responders transform luck from this bad day into em prosmts to improved swift water rescues. the hope is they'll be able to rely less on luck and more on preparedness. >> we learned a lot from the '95 event to where we're not wearing our turnout gear and we're wearing life vests and we have a swift water team that is on stand by for us. >> they'll be ready if the creek ever decides to rage again. coming up, o

yesterday near albers court and deer valley road near brentwood. grew to 50 acres before firefighters brought if under control and it didn't burn any homes. >> it just shows when we have mowed grass the fire goes out better. we remind home owners to mow their fields as low as they can to stop the fire. >>> people say the fire is especially concerning due to the shortage of firefighters. the east contra costa fire protection district only has half of its stations in operation until a fema grant kicks in this november. >>> a wildfire that was burning near i-5 in shasta county is fully contained. the coal fire burned 250 acres after breaking out on friday afternoon. 21 miles north of reading. the fire caused a brief closure of the freeway and some home owners had to evacuate. the fire burned south of the area where the salt creek fire scorched almost 1,000 acres last month. >>> jury selection is scheduled to be in tomorrow in the trial of a former san francisco police crime lab technician accused of stealing couldcon. 61-year-old deborah madden faces