Harrisburg Pa grab

3-20-2014 Just before 05:00 Box 4 was dispatched for a structure fire with confirmed entrapment in the 1800 block of Market St. Chief 1 (Enterline) struck the 1st alarm before the units even hit the street after hearing HPD units arriving with fire showing and people trapped on the 2nd floor. Tower Co.1 arrived and laddered the porch roof as the Squad Co. advanced a line knocking down fire involving the porch and 1st floor front room. Tower 1 Truckmen,Justin Zimmerman and Emanuel “E-Man” Stoute found the victim on the 2nd floor,front bedroom while conducting V.E.S. Squad Lt. Jason “J-Lo” Lloyd heard the Tower crew in the bedroom while he was searching and came to their assitance.The victim was then removed out through a bedroom window and down ground ladders to waiting EMS.The victim was rescued under very heavy smoke conditions.The “B” Platoon working with Chauffeur Peskie,Pipeman Skinner and Lt.Lloyd.

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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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