Woman Rescued in Wichita

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WICHITA, Kan. – At least four separate fires broke out across KAKEland Wednesday night and Thursday morning. One person was hurt, and a family pet was killed.

In Wichita, two fires broke out several hours apart and about two miles from each other.

A house caught fire around 1:00 a.m. in the area of 11th and Green. One woman was taken to a hospital because of smoke inhalation. Family members later said she was doing well. A second person in the house escaped safely.

Firefighters say the flames were primarily in a front bedroom of the home. The fire caused an estimated $20,000 to $30,000 in damage.

A second Wichita fire erupted in the 2200 block of North Bluff around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday night. Pictures submitted by a KAKE viewer indicated a car was burned, and the garage had extensive damage. Dispatchers were unable to provide more details.

Hutchinson fire crews had their own challenge. A house caught fire around 6:30 p.m.in the 500 block of North Kent Road, about one mile east of the airport.

A person at the house said the fire started as he changed a fuel pump in the garage, while a propane heater was going. The family living there escaped, but their dog was killed.

A fire department statement says the house is a total loss.

And in Oakley, a Kansas Department of Transportation shop was damaged by fire. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office told KAKE it started around 11:50 at the intersection of highways 40 and 83.

No one was injured. The extent of damage and the cause of the fire are unclear.

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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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