Santa Monica Fire Dept. Rescues Dogs From the Cliffs Above Pacific Coast Highway

A small dog named Muffin had to be rescued by Santa Monica Fire just after two this afternoon after wandering off and falling approximately 10 feet down onto the bluffs above Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica.

Firefighters used ropes to bring down a firefighter to retrieve the dog.

SMFD Rescues Dogs From the Cliffs Above Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica. 9/9/2024

The dog was not injured and was given to their owner. At the time of the incident, the dog was on a leash so it is unknown how the dog ended up falling over without the owner noticing that the dog had passed the fence.

Palisades Park is a 26.4-acre (10.7 ha) park in Santa Monica, California. The park is located along a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) section of Ocean Avenue on top of an uplifted unconsolidated sedimentary coastal Quaternary terrace with exposed bluffs, offering views of both the Pacific Ocean and the coastal mountains.

The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Santa Monica, Spanish for "Saint Monica," a beachfront city situated on Santa Monica Bay, and located in western Los Angeles County. Incorporated as a city on November 30, 1886, Santa Monica has a nighttime population of approximately 96,456, while its daytime population exceeds 250,000.

SMFD Rescues Dogs From the Cliffs Above Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica. 9/9/2024

The city encompasses an area covering 8.3 square miles (21 km2), including the neighborhoods of Ocean Park, Sunset Park (with general aviation Santa Monica Airport), Downtown Santa Monica, Northeast Neighbors, Ocean Avenue (with the Santa Monica Pier), Mar Vista, Midtown Santa Monica, the Pico District, and Montana Avenue. The city is bordered on five sides by different neighborhoods of the city of Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south