Dog awakens owner in time to escape fire
Published: September 13, 2006
A Morrison family credits its pooch for saving a mother and son from a house fire early Monday.
Stacey Burt and her son were sleeping in separate bedrooms on the first floor of the family home, 3775 Lark Road, when the dog jumped on Stacey Burt’s bed and awoke her around 1 a.m. Monday.
When she opened the bedroom door, she faced a wall of flame in the living room.
She escaped from the home through her bedroom window and went around to the back of the house and got her son out of the window of his bedroom.
Neither was injured. The family dog also was rescued.
Stacey’s husband, Dennis Burt, was at work in Ashwaubenon and the couple’s 16-year-old daughter was staying overnight at a friend’s home.
The two-floor bungalow sustained heavy fire damage on the first floor and water and smoke damage throughout.
One of the first firefighters on scene notified Morrison Fire Chief William Lasee that flames were showing and that backup likely would be needed.
“But it must have used up a lot of air, and it went into the smoldering stage,” Lasee said. “When we showed up, it took off again, probably because of the windows where she escaped.”
That bought the firefighters time, and they put out the fire with the walls, ceilings and roof intact, he said.
Volunteers from Greenleaf and Wayside fire departments helped the Morrison volunteers.
Damage was estimated at $70,000 to $90,000, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department.
The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.
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