Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) Rescue 20 C-Shift made a rescue of an elderly man this early this morning. Thanks Scott Chappell, Lieutenant Marion County Fire Rescue for the photos. See article below…
“The flames are coming from the back of the house,” said Radic.
During the 9-1-1 call Radic said his wife and their dog managed to get out of the house, but he was still inside the home while on the phone with the 9-1-1 dispatcher.
“Where are you at inside the house,” asked the dispatcher. “Right now I am in the bedroom trying to get dressed,” said Radic. “Don’t worry about getting dressed. I need you to get out of the house,” said the dispatcher.
But Radic stayed trapped inside, while flames ripped through the home. When Marion County fire fighters arrived, they immediately searched for Radic.
“They found the 75- year -old man unconscious. They removed him from the home. They were able to rescue him and immediately started treated and transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center,” said Jessica Greene who is the Marion County Fire Rescue Public Information Officer….
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.
