Fire is OUT! Packing Up
At the end of a long evening, the fire is out, a few photos, the file cabinet in the driveway and an aquarium of tadpoles were rescued.
This album is the story of one family’s tragedy in our rural community. Our emergency response network is comprised of neighbors and trained volunteer responders. Everyone is a hero.
The family was settled in for the evening watching TV when they heard a pop and smoke and flames began to rage through the house. They escaped into freezing weather with bare feet and what they had on. This family has lost almost everything except what is most important - themselves and their pets. Purse, wallets, vehicle keys, cell phone, computers, clothes, toys, family photos and treasures were consumed by the flames. Anything the fire missed, the smoke and water damaged.
Emergency equipment and volunteers from our network of local communities arrived in fire engines and personal vehicles within minutes to beat back the fire and keep it from spreading to vehicles and other structures on the property.
While the firefighters battled the fire, neighbors brought comfort, jackets, blankets, shoes, jeans, coffee, water, whatever was needed and took home pets to keep them warm and safe.
Everyone is a hero.
This album only has photos of the drama of the fire. The family’s trauma is private.
House fires can happen to anyone, in any type of home. All it took to ignite this fire (and many others) was an electric pop and a spark from something that should have been safe. They survived because they knew how to get out and did. Give your family the gift of an escape plan and stay alive.
Fire is OUT! Packing Up
At the end of a long evening, the fire is out, a few photos, the file cabinet in the driveway and an aquarium of tadpoles were rescued.
This album is the story of one family’s tragedy in our rural community. Our emergency response network is comprised of neighbors and trained volunteer responders. Everyone is a hero.
The family was settled in for the evening watching TV when they heard a pop and smoke and flames began to rage through the house. They escaped into freezing weather with bare feet and what they had on. This family has lost almost everything except what is most important - themselves and their pets. Purse, wallets, vehicle keys, cell phone, computers, clothes, toys, family photos and treasures were consumed by the flames. Anything the fire missed, the smoke and water damaged.
Emergency equipment and volunteers from our network of local communities arrived in fire engines and personal vehicles within minutes to beat back the fire and keep it from spreading to vehicles and other structures on the property.
While the firefighters battled the fire, neighbors brought comfort, jackets, blankets, shoes, jeans, coffee, water, whatever was needed and took home pets to keep them warm and safe.
Everyone is a hero.
This album only has photos of the drama of the fire. The family’s trauma is private.
House fires can happen to anyone, in any type of home. All it took to ignite this fire (and many others) was an electric pop and a spark from something that should have been safe. They survived because they knew how to get out and did. Give your family the gift of an escape plan and stay alive.