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THE FIRE

By MARIE ODEMS Published about a year ago 3 min read
THE FRONT PORCH FIRE

ON THE MORNING OF EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 09 2023 AROUND 10:50AM THERE WAS A FIRE ON MY PORCH. ROSE COULD NOT BELIEVE HER EYES WHEN SHE SAY THE FIRE. ROSE WENT INTO A FULL PANIC MODE. ROSE COULD NOT EVEN TALK AND SAY WHAT TO DO!!! ROSE STARTED TALKING BUT THE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT.

ROSE DAILED 911 BUT COULD NOT EVEN GIVE MY ADDRESS. ROSE DAILED 911 ABOUT FIVE TIME THAT MORING. AFTER WHILE ROSE CALLED OUT FOR HER OLDEST SON TO GET THE FIRE EXTINGVISHERS. IT WAS A TIME THAT ROSE AND THE FAMILY WILL NEVER FORGET. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORST. SOMEONE ON ROSE BLOCKED CALL 911 AND REPORTED THE FIRE AT ROSE HOUSE.

ROSE GOT THE OTHER THREE CHILDREN OUT THE HOUSE. ROSE OLDEST SON AND HUSBAND PUT OUT THE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO THEIR HOUSE THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STILL DID ALOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE ANYWAY.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAD TO INSURE THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT. THEY DAMAGED THE WHOLE FRONT PORCH BY THE ROOF FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE END OF THE HOUSE. THEY LEFT A HUGE HOLE LEAVING THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE EXPOSED. WHERE THE GUTTERS WERE NOTHING BUT A HUGE HOLE LEADING TO THE ATTIC.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT OUT A FIRE. IT CAN COME BACK TEN MINUTES LATTER. THEY DID WHAT THEY SAY THEY NEEDED TO DO!!!!! DID THEIR REPORT AND THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY. THANK GOD THE HOUSE DID NOT BURN DOWN. IT COULD HAVE, NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT TOOK CARE OF THAT!!!! ROSE FAMILY WAS ABLE TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE AFTER A WHILE. ONCE THE SMOKE CLEARED.

ROSE IS VERY GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. NO ONE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. NO ONE GOT BURNED. NO ONE LOST THEIR LIFE. WHAT A BLESSING!!!!!!!!!!! JUST HOUSE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE FIXED. A LIFE ON THE OTHER HAND O HOW BLESSED ROSE'S FAMILY WAS ON EASTER SUNDAY!!! THE CHILDREN JUST CRIED ROSE SAID. ROSE JUST HUGGED THEM AND TOLD THEM HOW BLESSED THEY WERE TO STILL BE ALIVE.

ROSE SAID EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THEIR HOUSE. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. ROSE SAID YOU COULD SAVE YOUR FAMILIES LIFE OR ANOTHER FAMILY LIFE. YOU COULD SAVE SOMEONE ELSE HOUSE FROM BURNING DOWN. O MY DEAR LORD WHAT A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS

ROSE NOW HAS SO MUCH RESPECT FOR FIRES. FOR THE SHE LOOKS AT LIFE IN A NEW WAY NOW!!!! FOR A WHILE ROSE COULD NOT SLEEP. ROSE JUST KEEP RELIVING THE EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE. ROSE KNOWS HOW BLESSED SHE AND HER FAMILY WAS!!!!!! GOD MADE A WAY.

ALOT OF STUFF WENT UP IN THE FIRE. ALL THAT STUFF CAN BE REPLACED. IT JUST STUFF AND IT CAN BE BOUGHT AGAIN. GOD HAD A RAM IN THE BUSH. ROSE SAID EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.

YOU HAVE TO REMAIN CLAM EVEN WHEN ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE DIRECTIONS AND DIRECT PEOPLE ON WHAT TO DO. IF YOU ARE NOT CLAM YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE DIRECTION OR DIAL 911 FOR HELP. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO THINK FAST AND MOVE.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ MY SHORT STORY. PLEASE BE SAFE AND GET SOME FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR YOUR HOME. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY. THEY COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S I AM TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

PLEASE COMMENT ON MY SHORT STORY. I WOULD LOVE TO READ YOUR FEEDBACK. PLEASE LIKE MY POST. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY PAGE SO, YOU DON'T MISS ANY OF MY POST. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. I PRAY YOU STAY SAFE. I PRAY YOU ARE WELL. I PRAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. YOU ARE ENOUGH NEVER FORGET THAT. YOU ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME NOW AND FOREVER!!!! THANK YOU AGAIN, BE WILL!!!!

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Comments (3)

  • Judey Kalchik about a year ago

    I've had a house fire and it can be frightening for years on end. What a refreshing attitude of gratitude. May I echo L.C.'s comment below? I think readers would be more inclines to read all the way through, and even read multiple stories, if you wrote without the caplock on. In the digital world, writing in all caps is seen as YELLING, and it can turn off readers to your work.

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    Thank you for sharing. It's tricky to read being all in caps, though!

  • D. ALEXANDRA PORTERabout a year ago

    Thank you for sharing the story. Was it real or fictional?

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