At 02:18 this morning, the Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a vehicle in the water in the 400 block of Helberg Drive. Upon arrival, we found a mostly submerged vehicle in the slip behind Comfort Systems. Firefighters from Duluth Fire Rescue One made immediate entry into the icy water, and retrieved a lone male occupant from the vehicle at 02:25 hours. The patient was transported to a local hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance, and his condition is unknown at this time. No other occupants were found, and with the help of the Duluth Police Department the vehicle was stabilized until it was removed from the water at approximately 03:45. No other vehicles were involved, and it does appear as the male occupant was alone in the car. The US Coast Guard was also on scene.
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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