A fire at a Pearl Street house Tuesday night claimed a woman’s life, Chief Michael Postorino told News 12 New Jersey.
The fire broke out around 7 p.m. and spread quickly. Firefighters managed to rescue one woman who was hanging out an upper-floor window but were unable to reach a second woman in time, Postorino told the station.
Neighbors said the home was abandoned but frequently used by squatters.
A second blaze broke out nearby as firefighters were still working to contain the Pearl Street fire . The second fire took at least two hours to bring under control, News 12 reported.
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.
