COLUMBIA, SC — A resident of Olympia was taken to the hospital after she was rescued from her burning home by two good Samaritans Friday afternoon.
When Columbia Fire Department units arrived at 1316 Dover Street they found the front of the mobile home engulfed in flames and smoke; The homeowner was being assisted by two people in the front yard, fire department spokesman Brick Lewis said in a news release.
The two strangers were driving through the area when they noticed the mobile home fire and stopped to help.
A dog was also rescued from the burning structure and revived, Lewis said
In all, three people have been displaced by the fire which did substantial damage to the home.
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.
