The Friday Night DAT team always has fun together! Pictured left to right: Ann Christmas, Daniel Christmas, Sarah Oldham, Patti Nippe

Lately there have been many house fires in the area. Last Friday was no different; another family lost their home and all their belongings. Sometimes we feel so helpless assisting these people as we supply them housing, clothing, and food. We cannot bring back the lost memories which were in photographs or a special drawing made by a child. We see many tears shed and the fear of not knowing what comes next.

 

With this very dry and hot temperature, it does not take much to start a fire. Many people are grilling outside now that winter is gone. The Cardinals are playing, and it's a great time to get people together. But I am reminded of fires I have heard in the past. Every year there seems to be a grill catching a deck on fire which then spreads to the house. Just like in the kitchen, we need to be careful cooking. One mistake can cost you the home and everything inside it. Every Friday we hear many fire trucks dispatched to homes because 911 is called due to smoke being seen by a neighbor in the home. Frequently, this ends up being what they call “dry cooking” meaning someone burnt dinner. That is another kitchen where someone was not paying attention.

 

So our challenge for you is to simply pay attention. Together, let’s see if we can decrease the amount of calls the firefighters must make resulting in “dry cooking”.