TALYORSVILLE, Utah — There were two people unaccounted for when Unified Fire Authority personnel arrived at an apartment fire Sunday night, and firefighters quickly entered the apartment, located both people and got them to safety.
According to UFA, the fire broke out around 7:15 p.m. in an upstairs apartment in the area of 1185 West Clubhouse Drive (4000 South) in the Taylorsville area.
Witnesses said a woman who lives in the apartment was in the parking lot when she noticed the fire and began screaming that her baby was trapped inside. The woman’s husband and child were inside when firefighters arrived, and fire crews rescued both from the building. Initial reports from fire officials indicated it was two children who were inside, but firefighters later corrected that detail.
Four individuals at the scene were being treated for minor smoke inhalation, including the husband and child rescued from inside. All were treated at the scene and released without needing to go to hospitals.
Firefighters said although it appears the fire started on a kitchen stove, they are treating the blaze as suspicious because some information regarding the incident doesn’t seem to add up.
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.
