Fire on 27th Street

These double houses from this era do not have firewalls between them and makes the situation worse. Just like the one down the street from me in March 2012. They were at a point, at least one side, to demolish it especially since the owner that started it had no insurance. At that time 14 rescue vehicles showed up and over 70 firefighters and EMT staff was on the scene. When it becomes a 2-alarm fire then it has flared back up. The number of vehicles is because of the age of these houses and being very old dry wood as well as sitting within a couple of feet from neighboring houses that can easily catch fire (jump or embers). The picture above doesn’t show obvious results of a 2-alarm yet.

That is why I am a certified CERT member and also trained and certified in CPR-AED and can jump in in case of an emergency in my neighborhood. But true, people are so plugged in these days that if they become untethered they tend to freak as they hibernate and turn into Morlocks unaware of what is happening outside their own front door.

Bad circumstances to meet neighbors, but I’m just grateful that everyone got out safely!

I’m so sorry to hear about the fire. So glad your pets were rescued though! Please report back if anyone needs anything.