A fire that broke out on the first floor of an apartment building near downtown Denver early Monday morning forced the evacuation of dozens but did not cause any injuries.
The blaze broke out about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Downing Street and 22nd Avenue at the Shorter Arms Apartment Complex.
The fire was contained to the first floor apartment where it started.
“The fire being on the first floor, it kind of blocked some exits,” said Mark Watson, a fire department spokesman.
Three people were evacuated from the building using ladders.
Watson said everyone evacuated, except from the apartment where the fire began, was allowed back into the building. Smoke damaged some apartments and hallways, he said.
“Investigators are still working on their report,” Watson said, adding that a cause has not yet been determined.
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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