Morning porch fire becomes a shocking alarm clock for local family

Image: Italy Fire Chief, Donald Chambers, and fellow firefighter, Jackie Cate, monitor the scene of the early morning porch fire that resulted from embers escaping from a grill used the night before.

Italy Fire Chief, Donald Chambers, and fellow firefighter, Jackie Cate, monitor the scene of the early morning porch fire that resulted from embers escaping from a grill used the night before. (Barry Byers)

Image: Firefighters extinguish the blaze and then continue saturating the smoldering exterior.

Firefighters extinguish the blaze and then continue saturating the smoldering exterior. (Barry Byers)

Image: Forreston firefighter, Daniel Ballard, pauses for some fresh air.

Forreston firefighter, Daniel Ballard, pauses for some fresh air. (Barry Byers)

Image: Italy firefighters, Brad Chambers, and Brandon Jacinto, remove burnt debris from the interior of the home.

Italy firefighters, Brad Chambers, and Brandon Jacinto, remove burnt debris from the interior of the home. (Barry Byers)

Image: Italy firefighter, Brad Chambers, shovels a load of debris on a pile being watered down.

Italy firefighter, Brad Chambers, shovels a load of debris on a pile being watered down. (Barry Byers)

Image: Italy firefighter, Bryan Ward, removes flammable containers from the home.

Italy firefighter, Bryan Ward, removes flammable containers from the home. (Barry Byers)

Image: The helmet and gloves of Italy firefighter, Captain Michael Chambers.

The helmet and gloves of Italy firefighter, Captain Michael Chambers. (Barry Byers)

Image: Forreston firefighter, Bobby McBride, uses a thermal imaging camera to record the damage.

Forreston firefighter, Bobby McBride, uses a thermal imaging camera to record the damage. (Barry Byers)

Image: Italy firefighter, Lieutenant Brad Chambers, dusts off his gloves while taking a break during the cleanup stage.

Italy firefighter, Lieutenant Brad Chambers, dusts off his gloves while taking a break during the cleanup stage. (Barry Byers)

Image: The Forreston Volunteer Fire Department assisted with man power and equipment.

The Forreston Volunteer Fire Department assisted with man power and equipment. (Barry Byers)

Image: A fan is used to clear smoke from the home’s interior.

A fan is used to clear smoke from the home’s interior. (Barry Byers)

Image: Chief Donald Chambers, gives the all clear after checking the temperature inside the home one last time.

Chief Donald Chambers, gives the all clear after checking the temperature inside the home one last time. (Barry Byers)

Image: Forreston firefighters take a breather with the situation under control.

Forreston firefighters take a breather with the situation under control. (Barry Byers)

Image: Italy firefighters, Jackie Cate, and, Lynn Lambert, reel in the hose.

Italy firefighters, Jackie Cate, and, Lynn Lambert, reel in the hose. (Barry Byers)

Image: Forreston firefighters remove the fan as they prepare to head back to their fire station.

Forreston firefighters remove the fan as they prepare to head back to their fire station. (Barry Byers)

Image: Firefighters drain water from the engine hose before rolling the hose back up onto the truck.

Firefighters drain water from the engine hose before rolling the hose back up onto the truck. (Barry Byers)

Image: Firefighters Justin Roberts, Lynn Lambert, Michael Chambers, Daniel Ballard, Bryan Ward, Brandon Jacinto and Brad Chambers work in unison to load the fire hose back onto the fire truck.

Firefighters Justin Roberts, Lynn Lambert, Michael Chambers, Daniel Ballard, Bryan Ward, Brandon Jacinto and Brad Chambers work in unison to load the fire hose back onto the fire truck. (Barry Byers)

Image: Daniel Ballard helps load the hose back onto the fire truck.

Daniel Ballard helps load the hose back onto the fire truck. (Barry Byers)

Image: Bryan Ward lifts the fire hose up to Brad Chambers and Brandon Jacinto who fold the hose back into place atop the fire truck.

Bryan Ward lifts the fire hose up to Brad Chambers and Brandon Jacinto who fold the hose back into place atop the fire truck. (Barry Byers)

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