An Oxon Hill resident is in critical condition suffering smoke inhalation injuries after being removed by firefighters from her burning apartment. At around 6:30 pm, Thursday, November 7, fire and EMS units were alerted to a fire in a top floor apartment at 2103 Alice Avenue, a 3-story apartment building.
The female, 60ish years of age, was found unconscious, removed from the burning apartment and treated on the scene by paramedics before being transported to a Burn Unit. Two residents from a neighboring apartment, an adult male, 60ish years of age, and his wife, 50ish years of age, also sustained smoke inhalation injuries and were transported to area hospitals. The male is in serious condition and his wife is in good condition.
There were 30 firefighters on the scene that contained the fire to the apartment of origin and then quickly extinguished it. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire loss is still being estimated. No other injuries were reported. Occupants from 3 apartments will be displaced and assisted by the County Citizen Services Unit and the American Red Cross.
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.