BURLINGTON, MA — Firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue three people from a three-alarm fire in a massive apartment complex just off the Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington Wednesday night, and one of those three people was hospitalized.
Firefighters were called to the Baron Park Apartments at 8 Baron Park Lane about 8:45 p.m., where they found residents trapped on the top floor of the three-story, multi-unit building.
Burlington Fire Chief Steven Yetman was very busy at the scene, but said firefighters rescued three residents from the third floor using a ladder truck.
One of those people was taken to Lahey Clinic with serious injuries, but Yetman did not have more information on that person’s condition. No firefighters had been hurt as of 10:30 p.m.
The blaze was knocked down by about 10:15 p.m., but crews were expected to remain on scene for hours overhauling the building and making sure any hot spots are out.
Firefighters from Chelmsford, Wilmington and Bedford were among those at the scene providing mutual aid.
The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts was at the scene to help numerous displaced families, but the agency said it was still working to count exactly how many people needed help as of 11 p.m.
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.
