Fire!

We had a fire in the neighborhood last night.  Our neighbors Floyd and Val's place caught fire. Our volunteer fire company jumped on it, and had it out in a very short time. They had only a little smoke damage, and were able to sleep there last night. I don't know if they did, but they could have.  The fire was in the attic, near the fireplace flue. Don't know what caused it, but we saved the house. 

The fire was out at about five pm or so, then Kathryn and I went to the company's annual dinner, at 7:00. I was welcomed back very cordially by many of the members.  It's good to have that sense of belonging.
 
I had just rejoined the agency, the Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company. I had not been a member for about a year and a half.  Am glad I'm back, and able to be of service. Firefighting is pretty much in my blood. I spent seven years with CDF, and it has never left me. Papa was a fireman for the US Forest Service, then the California Division of Forestry. My brother-In-Law, Ron, My Brother Buck, My uncle Sam, my daughter Virginia, and several other relatives were firefighters, most retiring after many years of service.   Pray for our firefighters. Theirs is hard, dangerous, and extremely stressful work. They need all the help they can get.

Agape
Lee