Ontario fire crews rescued a 37-year-old man after he got stuck about 7 feet down in a narrow trench Monday.
The man was replacing a sewer connection near his home on Armsley Square between Fifth and Sixth Streets when he got stuck. Fire department tactical rescue teams from Ontario and Chino Hills arrived at 4:25 p.m.
Fire officials said the ground was damp from recent rains and partially collapsed on the man and when they arrived he was buried up to his waist in debris.
It took about two hours to get the man out, according to Ontario Battalion Chief Bob Snow. The man was not seriously hurt, but was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation.
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.
