An Eagan man was pulled from a house fire Wednesday.
The fire chief arrived to the home on the 2900 block of Lexington Avenue around 4:40 p.m. He saw heavy smoke coming from the house and was told by a neighbor one person was inside.
The victim was found inside and was immediately removed. Fire staff and paramedics started rescue efforts at the scene. The 58-year-old man was taken to Regions Hospital suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, according to fire officials.
Crews from five Eagan fire stations, along with one Mendota Heights fire crew battled the fire for about three hours.
One Eagan firefighter was taken to an area hospital for observation.
Firefighters battled extreme cold temperatures and icy conditions. The Salvation Army was called to the scene to provide warm beverages and food for the fire crews.
The house is considered a total loss, according to fire officials.
Lexington was closed between Lone Oak Road and Keefe Street during the fire, according to Eagan Police
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Eagan Fire Marshal.
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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