I serve on our volunteer fire team. Friday morning there was a fire a few miles down the road and although our policy is that we fight fires only ON center, the owner of the house was a community friend and we decided to respond.
I however did not respond because I was locked up in an isolated room (doing work) and didn't get the call. No one was hurt even though it was the biggest fire event our little team has ever seen. I was proud of the guys because we were the most prepared for an event than we've ever been. We've been training and trying to get donated equipment.
The fire was started in the kitchen and burned the entire house down. The man who lived there, an Australian man who was raised here his whole life, is receiving a lot of love and care from this community. He's recovering and taking the whole event quite well. He was very thankful to our fire team for being able to rescue what we did. By the time we arrived the house had burned down, so our work was mostly salvage and to put out the embers.
Hours later....
it began to rain.
And the primary school flooded. The drainage ditch across the road overflowed and all the rain water from the top half of the hill headed towards the school's playground. My son said it was hip deep, but I'm guessing he over exaggerated as it looks ankle deep.
So Friday had some excitement.
even more water:
Sunday we woke up to hear the news that there was an Earthquake in Chile which put all the South Pacific islands on Tsunami alert. The Tsunami alert passed us by and we remain safe. We live at over 5000 feet but have many co-workers and friends on the coast. Thanks for your prayers.
