Heroes Save Home
Published: May 24, 2007
Harold Smith and George Price glanced down Clay Street as they traveled down Calhoun Street. They noticed what they described as a plume of smoke and turned around to check on it.
They found smoke beginning to stream from a house at 607 N Clay Street and jumped into action.
In the rear of the house, they found flames pouring out of the back window. George Price pounded on the door and got no answer and went to the neighbors house just a few feet away to alert them.
Harold Smith grabbed a garden hose and went to work. He had been a volunteer firefighter years ago so when he saw the fan in the back window feeding the flames, he turned the hose on it to short it out.
As soon as he stopped the fan, he wet down the side of the home next door to make sure it did not catch fire. Then he turned the hose back on the flames through the now broken back window.
Public Safety Fire arrived a few minutes later with smoke billowing from the home.
40 second video of the scene
The fire was quickly brought under control. Assistant Fire Chief Gary Welch stated it appeared the fire started in the kitchen area.
The residents were not at home. Neighbors stated the family had left the home just a little while before. They said that the family with 3 or 4 children had lived in the home only a few months.
Harold Smith and George Price, you are the people of which Bainbridge is proud.
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