Upon arrival, crews were informed that there was a resident trapped inside the structure. After a brief search, one victim was removed from the structure in critical condition. That patient, an elderly male, was transported to a local hospital for treatment along with another elderly male who escaped from the structure.
The fire, which was reported to have originated in the kitchen, was extinguished by 7:47 PM. The fire is under investigation.
DBFR had approximately 16 personnel on scene from these units: Truck 5, Medic 5, Special Ops 5, Engine 3, Medic 3, Engine 4, EMS 1 and Battalion 1.
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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