CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — An off-duty firefighter from the Suffolk Fire & Rescue Department saved a home from significant fire damage Sunday evening, according to officials. The firefighter lives nearby and became aware of the blaze and immediately responded.
Photo courtesy: Chesapeake Fire Department
The Chesapeake Fire Department units were then dispatched around 5:44 p.m. to the fire in the 1200 block of Balladeer Court in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake.
Engine Company 6 arrived on the scene at 5:52 p.m. and reported the smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story home…