Buffalo, N.Y. Firefighters of the 4th Battalion 1st Platoon were called out to battle a structure fire at 1268 West Ave. on the City’s West Side early Thursday evening March 5, 2015. Engine Co.19 located a few blocks from the fire was met with heavy smoke
from a 2 1/2 story frame dwelling.
Firefighters making an aggressive interior attack found a victim. The occupant was removed by members of Engine Co.37 and Ladder Co.4; the victim’s breathing was labored and went into cardiac arrest. He was shocked with an AED and CPR was started.
En route to the hospital a pulse was regained. Four 1 3/4″ hand lines were used to bring the fire under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Damage was listed at $100,000.00 to the building and $20,000.00 to the contents. Division Chief James LaMacchia was in command.
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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From:”FIREFIGHTER RESCUES” Date:Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 10:09 Subject:[New post] Rescue in Buffalo
countyfiretactics posted: ” Buffalo, N.Y. Firefighters of the 4th Battalion 1st Platoon were called out to battle a structure fire at 1268 West Ave. on the City’s West Side early Thursday evening March 5, 2015. Engine Co.19 located a few blocks from the fire was met with heav”