Rescue in Norwalk, CT

NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk firefighters rescued an elderly woman trapped in a burning house on Ely Avenue on Wednesday.Shortly before 11:30 a.m., Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a report of a structure fire at 201 Ely Ave. where the living room was on fire and an elderly bedridden woman on the first floor was still inside, fire officials said.

The Norwalk Fire Department responded and found heavy smoke showing from the front and right side of the two-and-a-half story home. Police were also on the scene trying to enter the building.

Firefighters found the woman in the front first-floor bedroom. She was removed from the home and CPR was administered until EMS arrived. Fire officials said a nurse in the home was able to exit on her own.

A total of 36 firefighters responded to the scene. The fire was contained to the first floor, and there was heavy smoke and heat damage to the whole home. There were no other injuries in the incident, and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Norwalk fire marshal and state fire marshals.

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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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