Curt “Ike” Isakson is a 30+ year veteran of the fire service. He is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue in Florida where he has worked for the last 19 years. Curt previously worked 9 years for Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the company officer on Rescue 31. His fire service experience started at a young age as a Junior Firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. Curt has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.
Curt’s programs include:
- Gallons Per Second – Part 1
- Gallons Per Second – Part 2
- Death On the Nozzle
- Water On the Fire
- Tactics Put Out Fire
- It’s Worth the Risk
- County Fire Tactics -“Strategy & Tactics”
- Garden Apartments & Private Dwellings
- Leadership & Tactics – 2 Day
- Big Fire, Big Water
- Mastering Our Craft
- Heavy Rescue Operations
- Command and Control
Curt created a series of conferences through County Fire Tactics which is also known as CFT and CF Tactics. These conferences all take place on Pensacola Beach and include:
- HROC (High Rise Operations Conference)
- COBC (Command Officer Boot Camp)
- ODP (Officer Development Program)
- WOTF (Water On the Fire)
- Tactics Put Out Fires
Curt’s other related fire experience includes many different aspects. He does both lectures and hands on training. Some of his experience includes:
- FDIC Lecturer
- FDIC HOT Instructor
- Firehouse Expo
- Firehouse World
- Brass Tacks Hard Facts Video
- UL Coordinated Fire Attack Panel Member
- FOOLS International Convention
- Portland Fire Conference
- Orlando Fire Conference
- University of Missouri State Fire School
- Bowling Green State University
- CFT Fire School
- Metro Atlanta Fire Conference
- Wichita Fire Conference
- Managed Monthly Topic Training for multiple (automatic aid) departments for 7 years
Brass Tacks and Hard Facts Video Series by Curt for Elkhart Brass
https://www.brasstackshardfacts.com/author/cisakson/
The New Yorker “Urban Legend” Article
https://countyfiretactics.com/2015/06/15/the-new-yorker-urban-legend-2/
Fit to Fight Fire Podcast with Curt
Brothers In Battle Podcast with Curt
For seminar or conference information, contact
cftactics@gmail.com and cftactics2@gmail.com.