Several people are rushed to the hospital after an apartment fire in South Wichita Wednesday morning. One of the victims is in critical condition.
Crews were called to the Parklane Alley Apartments near Lincoln and Oliver at around 1:30 am. They were able to get the fire out in about 45 minutes.
Wichita firefighters rescued seven people from the apartment using ladders. One person was taken to the hospital with critical smoke inhalation injuries. A woman injured her ankle when she jumped from the balcony to escape the fire.
No word yet on a cause or damage estimates.
The American Red Cross has set up a shelter for displaced residents at Grace Lutheran Church. The address is 3310 E. Pawnee
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.
