WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. – After more than four hours, crews with Washington County Fire and Rescue pulled out the man who was trapped chest deep inside a grain bin in Boonsboro.
The incident was reported just before 2:30 p.m. on a farm on 18025 Keedysville Road.
Rescue crews told WHAG that the man who was stuck inside the silo-like structure is a worker on the farm. They say he fell inside while working, and sunk chest-deep in to the corn grain inside. Two other men jumped inside to try and rescue the man, however their efforts failed.
Deputies with the Washington County Sherif’s Office say it was a tricky rescue – in order to get the two men out they would be risking the trapped man sinking deeper in to the grain. Crews worked over the spanning hours to give the trapped man space and breathing room.
Multiple crews, including Md. State Police’s Trooper 3 helicopter were on scene as a precaution.
The trapped man, as well as the two other men inside the grain bin with him were rescued around 6:45 p.m. The victim was taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment. The other two men are reported to be okay.
More than 50 emergency units responded to this incident Wednesday.
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.
