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Fort Walton Beach Fl. Rope rescue

countyfiretactics September 26, 2013 0

Fort Walton Beach- A construction worker who suffered a medical emergency was rescued Tuesday afternoon from a tank at a pump station under construction near Robinwood Drive and Hollywood Boulevard, according to Ocean City-Wright firefighters.

Rescuers were called to the scene about 3:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department. Fort Walton Beach firefighters climbed about 30 feet down a ladder to reach the unconscious victim and render ALS care. Ocean City-Wright and Fort Walton Beach firefighters and members of the Okaloosa County Special Operations Unit built a rescue system and a backup unit using rope, pulleys and other hardware. The system was assembled 35 minutes after the Special Operations Unit arrived and the victim was hoisted in a rescue basket from the tank. The patient, who was conscious by then, was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

By LAUREN DELGADO / Daily News

Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 21:27 PM.

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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.

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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