Fire officials report that Aurora firefighters were able to rescue a man stuck in a bathroom apartment during a Saturday morning fire.
Crews responded to a fire at River Park Apartments located at 439 Park Avenue in Aurora, IN around 11:57 a.m.
Aurora Police Department officers were first to arrive at the scene and reported heavy smoke coming from Apartment 25. Neighbors told officials that the tenant was possibly still inside the apartment and Aurora and Lawrenceburg firefighters entered the building upon arrival.
Heavy smoke conditions met firefighters at the entrance of the apartment; however, responders were able to safely locate the tenant, Clarence L. Baker, in the bathroom and carried him safely outside.
The fire was located on the stove and firefighters were able to extinguish it within minutes of entering the apartment.
Baker was transported to the University of Cincinnati hospital by Air Care. His medical condition is currently unknown.
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.
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