Multiple Ladder Rescues in Ohio

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (Perry Schaible) — Crews were called to the scene of an apartment building fire at 2302 West Galbraith Road near Pippin Road. Eight people were trapped inside and had to be rescued Friday, May 29. It was difficult for them to get out because of smoke and flames in the stairwell. Six people had to be rescued out of the top floor down a fire ladder. The other two were able to get out the door. Neighbors said they saw a man running from the apartment complex dressed in black shortly before the fire began. Fire crews were not commenting on that at this time. Colerain Police have joined the investigation but they weren’t saying if they considered the fire it suspicious. A second alarm was called to the scene and the fire was knocked down quickly.

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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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