A Chesapeake home avoided major damage Sunday evening after a nearby off-duty firefighter stepped in before crews arrived.
Firefighters were called around 5:44 p.m. to the 1200 block of Balladeer Court in the Great Bridge area for reports of a house fire. When Chesapeake Fire Department crews arrived minutes later, they saw smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story home.
But when firefighters went inside, they discovered the flames had already been knocked down…