CLEAR LAKE, Ind. (WANE) Firefighters rescued a woman from a fire that damaged two homes, a garage and shed Saturday afternoon.
Crews from the Fremont Fire Department arrived at 108 Sunset Court around 4:30 p.m. The fire had spread from one home to the neighboring house. One neighbor came outside and told firefighters there was a woman inside the house. Crews were able to get her out uninjured.
Firefighters said when they responded, the house was engulfed in flames. That house was destroyed in the fire, which was under control in 30 minutes. No injuries were reported.
Multiple crews were called for assistance including, the Montgomery Fire Department, Clear Lake Police Department, Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and NIPSCO. The Angola Fire Department was also called to standby.
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.
