PHOENIX — A man’s arm had to be amputated after an accident at a sand, rock and gravel business in Phoenix Monday morning.
Capt. Jonathan Jacobs with the Phoenix Fire Department said the man’s arm became caught in a conveyor system at the business near Southern and 69th avenues.
Paramedics were able to stabilize the man. Two extrication units were called to the scene to remove large pieces of equipment that the man was entangled in, according to Jacobs.
The medical director from the Phoenix Fire Department was also on the scene. It was determined that a field amputation of the man’s arm was necessary.
Following the amputation, the man was transported to a local trauma center in critical condition.
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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