HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A woman is being treated for life-threatening injuries after Huntsville firefighters rescued her and another person in a burning house.
Huntsville police also responded to the house fire in the 2300 block of Rothmore Drive, which was reported shortly before midnight Saturday. The firefighters found Clara Giudici unresponsive, and HEMSI transported her to Huntsville Hospital. A man found inside the house also was transported to the hospital by HEMSI, but his injuries were not life-threatening.
Huntsville Fire and Rescue and Huntsville police are continuing the investigation in the cause of the fire.
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.
A house fire on Rothmore Drive sent two people to Huntsville Hospital. (Contributed by WHNT News 19)
