MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) A man remains in critical condition after a fire tore through his home Tuesday. It happened just after 10 p.m.
Officials said the man was laying on the floor beside a bed in the back bedroom when they arrived at the home. Firefighters were able to get the man to an area hospital.
“Firefighters arrived on the scene, they reported heavy fire and smoke coming from a single story structure,” said Mobile Fire-Rescue Spokesperson Steve Huffman.
He said it took more than 20 firefighters to tame the blaze at the modest home on the 200 block of Union Avenue.
“Once they made entry, they started attacking the fire. They found a 53-year-old male in the back bedroom laying on the floor next to the bed,” said Huffman.
Huffman said the firefighter pulled the man out of the home and performed CPR, saving the man’s life. He was taken to USA’s Medical Center in critical condition, according to Huffman.
The once green home is painted black with soot, has busted windows and a damaged roof. Authorities estimate the fire caused about $35,000 in damage.
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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