PORTLAND — A man was hit and pinned underneath a Portland MAX train at Southeast 94th Avenue and Southeast Division Street Sunday.
Emergency crews freed the man and immediately took him to the hospital. Portland Fire & Rescue said the victim was still alive but had no update on his condition. His name was not available.
Just after 4 p.m., the man reportedly walked or ran in front of the Green Line MAX train and was pinned underneath the rail car, said TriMet spokeswoman Roberta Altstadt.
Rescue crews used air jacks and wooden blocks to lift the car off the track to get to the man.
Shuttle buses provided alternative service between the Gateway Transit and the Clackamas Town Center while the Green Line rail service was disrupted.
Eastbound lanes of Southeast Division Street were closed during the rescue and were reopened before 5:30 p.m. The Green Line was reopened just after 6pm Sunday evening.
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.
