0400, 09/04/2013…Engine and Truck 14 were sent to 2701 Military Road in the Northwest section of DC for the automatic fire alarm. Truck 14 arrived to find a room going in the assisted-living facility. They reported several people unable to escape. Truck 14 requested the box alarm be filled out.
A short time later command reported “fire knocked down” but Rescue 2 had about 13 residents sheltered in place in need of EMS evaluations.
Tony Carroll, Captain
Truck Co. No. 9, DCFD
It is CRITICAL that companies are fully prepared even for alarms and not let complacency creep in! Do your job; gear up, pack on, tools in hand, & be ready!
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.
Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.
He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.
