LAS VEGAS (KSNV MyNews3.com) — A man is in critical condition this morning at UMC after he was found unconscious shortly before 6 a.m. as firefighters fought a condo garage fire.
The fire was reported at 5:51 a.m. at Stone Ridge Condominiums, 2152 Turquoise Ridge Street (Sahara and Hualapi), according to the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department.
The middle-aged man was found near the entrance to the two-story condo. When firefighters arrived they encountered think, black smoke coming from the garage door.
Damage was primarily confined to the garage area with mostly smoke and some content damage estimated at $10,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no other injuries.
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.
