Fire on Island

Island Girl · 04-09-2004, 10:04 AM

I hope you can begin the rebuild soon.

Stina · 04-09-2004, 01:33 PM

May the rebuild be quick and you begin new memories in your new house!

meredith necker · 04-09-2004, 04:03 PM

So sorry for your loss. Fire is one of my biggest fears. We have had a number of fires on Big Bear. One of our neighbors cottage burned down and in another fire someone was badly burned. I'm glad no one was hurt in your fire.

upthesaukee · 04-09-2004, 07:57 PM

Hope the rebuild goes quickly for you. Sorry for the loss.

Peter · 04-10-2004, 04:14 AM

The fire came up to the edge of our property but we were lucky that is far as is it got. Wish you the best in starting over.

lakelovers · 04-10-2004, 12:11 PM

Hi Everyone,

We would like to thank everyone for their kind words as well as the email offers to help!

I visited the property yesterday and as described the cottage was completely destroyed. Fortunately, the fire was low burning and aside for 8-12 trees around the cottage, there was no damage to the trees over the 3-4 acres of where the fire burned. It turns out it was mostly brush and leaves that burned, thankfully because the area was still wet.

The cause of the fire was obvious as a large birch tree snapped in half and fell across the main power line of which the hot wire then caused a ground fire. And, what was amazing is how close the fire came to other houses (within 2 feet of 2 other houses, and within 30' of of 3 others).

So, from the water, aside from seeing a missing house, it is not obvious that there was even a fire. We're very thankful that the area was almost fully preserved!

If anyone out there can refer any architects who may have plans available we would greatly appreciate it. We'll also be looking for referrals to any contractors (framers, electricians, plumbers, etc).

Thanks again for all of the kind words and support! We're looking forward to rebuilding!!

Mike & Donna

PS: For those of you who haven't ridden in a hovercraft, let me tell you, it is quite the experience. Let's just stay they don't have brakes!!

)

trfour · 04-11-2004, 01:19 PM

God bless you, Lakelovers!

My Family almost lost our home to fire. Thank God we were at school and our jobs. It was in winter and with all of the storm windows in place, the fire burned all of the oxygen and was out when the Fire Department got there. Although the heat and smoke dammage was extensive, we were able to recover, in time.

The important thing is that everyone was safe and uninjured!!

I hope that the rebuilding goes well.

trfour

04-09-2004, 10:04 AM	#1
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,358 Thanks: 18 Thanked 577 Times in 183 Posts	I am very sorry for your loss I hope you can begin the rebuild soon. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-09-2004, 01:33 PM	#2
Stina Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tewksbury, MA - Wolfeboro, NH Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So Sorry May the rebuild be quick and you begin new memories in your new house!

04-09-2004, 04:03 PM	#3
meredith necker Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: meredith neck and bear island Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What a shame! So sorry for your loss. Fire is one of my biggest fears. We have had a number of fires on Big Bear. One of our neighbors cottage burned down and in another fire someone was badly burned. I'm glad no one was hurt in your fire.

04-09-2004, 07:57 PM	#4
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	Sorry Hope the rebuild goes quickly for you. Sorry for the loss.

04-10-2004, 04:14 AM	#5
Peter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Windham, NH Posts: 70 Thanks: 8 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Whortleberry Island fire The fire came up to the edge of our property but we were lucky that is far as is it got. Wish you the best in starting over.

04-10-2004, 12:11 PM	#6
lakelovers Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fire On Island - Thank You Hi Everyone, We would like to thank everyone for their kind words as well as the email offers to help! I visited the property yesterday and as described the cottage was completely destroyed. Fortunately, the fire was low burning and aside for 8-12 trees around the cottage, there was no damage to the trees over the 3-4 acres of where the fire burned. It turns out it was mostly brush and leaves that burned, thankfully because the area was still wet. The cause of the fire was obvious as a large birch tree snapped in half and fell across the main power line of which the hot wire then caused a ground fire. And, what was amazing is how close the fire came to other houses (within 2 feet of 2 other houses, and within 30' of of 3 others). So, from the water, aside from seeing a missing house, it is not obvious that there was even a fire. We're very thankful that the area was almost fully preserved! If anyone out there can refer any architects who may have plans available we would greatly appreciate it. We'll also be looking for referrals to any contractors (framers, electricians, plumbers, etc). Thanks again for all of the kind words and support! We're looking forward to rebuilding!! Mike & Donna PS: For those of you who haven't ridden in a hovercraft, let me tell you, it is quite the experience. Let's just stay they don't have brakes!! )

04-11-2004, 01:19 PM	#7
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Fire on Island God bless you, Lakelovers! My Family almost lost our home to fire. Thank God we were at school and our jobs. It was in winter and with all of the storm windows in place, the fire burned all of the oxygen and was out when the Fire Department got there. Although the heat and smoke dammage was extensive, we were able to recover, in time. The important thing is that everyone was safe and uninjured!! I hope that the rebuilding goes well. trfour Last edited by trfour; 04-11-2004 at 01:45 PM.

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