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Adamsburg girl, 4, honored for sounding alarm during brush fire - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The other day, as I was working on my truck (dang PMS) my daughter came running over to me, alerting me that the fire was getting BIGGER & BIGGER !!! When I went around the opposite side of the house I saw flames at least 15 feet high. Turns out a fire started on my neighbors property below, caught a huge brush pile & 2 bales of straw he had piled beside his shed on fire, was burning the bark off 2 large maple trees & was burning the leaves & dead grass.. on a path headed right towards our house. My old fireman instincts kicked in & grabbed the garden hose & was able to keep it in check til the FD arrived. But I stopped the fire within 3 feet of a row of 20 ft tall evergreens that are RIGHT against out house. Had they caught fire, it surely would have caught our roof on fire & most likely got into our attic thru the eaves. The side of my neighbors shed was also on fire & the shingles were melting & dripping off. Luckily I got it slowed down & there was no damage inside.
Maybe this isn't the right place for this, but I just wanted to share the story with my FTE "family" We definitely are proud of her !!
The other day, as I was working on my truck (dang PMS) my daughter came running over to me, alerting me that the fire was getting BIGGER & BIGGER !!! When I went around the opposite side of the house I saw flames at least 15 feet high. Turns out a fire started on my neighbors property below, caught a huge brush pile & 2 bales of straw he had piled beside his shed on fire, was burning the bark off 2 large maple trees & was burning the leaves & dead grass.. on a path headed right towards our house. My old fireman instincts kicked in & grabbed the garden hose & was able to keep it in check til the FD arrived. But I stopped the fire within 3 feet of a row of 20 ft tall evergreens that are RIGHT against out house. Had they caught fire, it surely would have caught our roof on fire & most likely got into our attic thru the eaves. The side of my neighbors shed was also on fire & the shingles were melting & dripping off. Luckily I got it slowed down & there was no damage inside.
Maybe this isn't the right place for this, but I just wanted to share the story with my FTE "family" We definitely are proud of her !!
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Greg that is a awesome story. Please tell Molly that we are all very pround of her also! You and your wife are doing a great job raising her!!
About the Pink PSD......My daughter has requested one also....with stacks!
About the Pink PSD......My daughter has requested one also....with stacks!
