Mike Dehaan returned to his destroyed neighborhood in Five Mile Prairie to find his home still standing alongside a note from Kootenai County firefighters apologizing for the damage they caused while saving it.
“Sorry for the damage, but we were able to save the house,” Dehaan said as he read from the note. “God bless Kootenai County firefighters.”
Dehaan said the note, which survived the fire and the elements, has provided him with a sense of hope as he begins the recovery process…