Tech Rescue Teams Rescue Man in Montreal

Specialized rescue teams were brought in to help a worker who fell 15 metres into the cargo bay of a ship docked at the Port of Montreal Tuesday evening.

The man, 28, was listed in stable condition in hospital as of 9 p.m. following the ordeal. He suffered serious injuries to his legs as well as head injuries in the fall. The accident occurred just before 6 p.m., and according to officials, firefighters were dispatched from firehouses 13, 27 and 47 to assist in the rescue.

The man had to be pulled out of the cargo bay using special equipment. The ship was docked near the Jacques Cartier Bridge at the time. The name of the injured man has not been released.

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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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