TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)– A fire was reported by neighbors about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at a home located at 322 SW Polk.
Fire officials noted light smoke coming from the house when they arrived.
The home was occupied by two adults and five children and the fire crew had to help remove two of the children. All other occupants had evacuated the structure safely.
There is no preliminary damage estimate as of Noon Wednesday, but an official indicate the fire was not suspicious and was believed caused by children playing with a lighter.
Fire crews are cleaning up after the fire but the public should still avoid driving in the area.
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.
