A house fire is one of the biggest fears for any homeowner. Fires can do more than damage a home—they can also wreak havoc on finances and destroy irreplaceable, sentimental belongings.
Thanks to the quick action of one New Jersey fire department, there’s at least one homeowner who doesn’t have to worry about most of that. Montclair-NJ Fire Department posted photos on Facebook from an Oct. 13 fire that started at the back of an Elmwood Avenue home.
Fortunately, crews were able to get there fast enough to contain the fire so that it never made it from the deck to the home. But, in an unusual twist, the fire department is thanking the homeowner for something that they did to help with the fire…