🚨 At 6:43 p.m. on Saturday, Escambia County Fire Rescue units E17, L12, E11, E16, E1, S4, and BC2 responded to a residential structure fire at the 700 block of Calais Lane.
🔥 Upon arrival, moderate smoke showed from a single-story wood-frame structure with one occupant standing in the driveway. Initially, ECFR was told that no one else was believed to be inside the structure. Upon entry into the home, ECFR’s Ladder 12 crew spotted another occupant. In less than 60 seconds, the patient was removed from the home and transferred to Escambia County EMS. Both occupants were transported to area hospitals by EMS. ECFR also found two dogs during the fire attack. Unfortunately, one dog passed away due to the fire. The situation was brought under control by 6:58 p.m.
🔎 The fire was contained in the kitchen and hallway and will require significant repairs before reentering the home. The Bureau of Fire and Arson is investigating the cause of the fire.
⛑️ The American Red Cross has assisted those displaced by the fire.
🤝 Escambia County EMS provided assistance during the response
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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.