SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 Utah)- Firefighters responding to a two-alarm apartment fire early Saturday morning rescued a 19-year-old man hanging out of a second-story window on the side of the building.
Crews quickly extended a ladder and climbed up to safely remove the man from the building just after 1:20 a.m. at 1121 East and 500 South.
He was treated for minor smoke and inhalation at the scene and then released.
The apartment building, including the basement, consisted of six apartment units. All of which were damaged during the fire. Fourteen residents were displaced.
Red Cross of Utah is assisting two of the residents. A sign has been posted at the scene of the fire for any returning residents that many need the Red Cross to assist them.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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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