The call came in to the Louisville Fire Department around noon on Friday that a semitrailer had been involved in an accident and had gone over the wall of the Clark Memorial Bridge. It was just barely hanging on, and firefighters had very little time to get the driver of the truck to safety.It was a daunting task, Bryce Carden of the Louisville Fire Department said, but after training for this sort of scenario, he knew he was the man for the job."I knew I was the guy, like on the way there, I had a couple of blocks to get my mind right. I'm throwing a harness on preparing mentally, 'cause I know that I'm going over the edge," said Carden.Carden and his team, Rescue Company 2, responded with several other Companies."I put my hand on the shoulder, and he put his hand on my shoulder, and we're talking to each other and had a very short confirmation of we're about to do something that we have never specifically trained to do, exactly," said Captain Michael Renn of Rescue Company 2. "I asked, 'do you understand what you're going to do?' And said, 'I have 100% faith in what you all are getting ready to set up and do. I will be that guy, and I can make this happen.'"Carden was then repelled down to the cab of the truck, unsure of what he was going to find inside. Luckily, the driver was not seriously injured but was shaken up from the event. Carden said he knew he had to remain calm to make this a success."When I got to her, I assured her, 'Hey, we're going to we're going to make this rescue. We're going to make it happen.' She was thanking God. I'm like, I'll pray with you," said Carden.Carden, who lost his father six years ago, said he knew he had someone watching over the two of them in that moment. "It all just fell together perfect. I had one foot on the mirror, one foot on the top of the truck, and I was able to lean in and make that first initial cut and get her in that harness," said Carden.But, the most difficult part of the operation came next: getting the driver out of the window of the truck safely. Carden said he knew the semitrailer was barely hanging on to the bridge, wedged onto a support beam by just 9 inches. Thankfully, Carden was able to pull the driver out safely, and his team was able to pull them both back onto the bridge."It hit me and her. Obviously, she was very overcame with emotion. She melted and just started calling her family immediately like anybody would do," said Carden. "It happened so fast for me because everybody's grabbing you, you know, unhooking you and stuff like that and getting you back. I was like, wow, we just made successful rescue and it really didn't sink in till, like, probably last night."Carden said he knows it was a team effort, and he's thankful to have such a great one in Rescue Company 2."It's just like a team that wins a championship. We worked super hard to get to that point and we were able to get it done. So it felt good," said Carden.Carden said he's gotten hundreds of "thank yous" from people all across the city. But, the best one of all came Monday afternoon when the driver's grandfather, Wayne Thomas, stopped by the fire station."I thought it would be a good gesture to come down and to give thanks to these guys that rescued my granddaughter," said Thomas.Thomas said Sydney, the driver of the semitrailer, is recovering well at home with family. She's thankful for the well wishes. Thomas said he's thankful that the Louisville Fire Department was able to perform such a heroic rescue."We're just so thankful for their courage and that the Lord gave them the strength and courage to save my granddaughter," said Thomas.