Oakland makes grab, elderly man critical

KTVU.com

OAKLAND, Calif. —

An elderly man was hospitalized in critical condition after being pulled from a burning house in Oakland early Saturday morning.

Fire officials told KTVU that a father and son were at the home on 10700 block of Acalanes Drive when the fire started shortly before 3:30 a.m.

While the son was able to get out of the home on his own, the elderly man in his 70s was pulled out of house by firefighters.

The son informed firefighters that his father was still inside the house when crews arrived.

A fire captain at the scene said the victim was breathing but unconscious when he was pulled from the back bedroom of the house.

Firefighters said the man wasn’t easy to get to because of security bars on window that had to be cut because they lacked a quick-release mechanism.

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Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.

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