Well the title gives you the just of it....
Here is a article that was from there!
I was pritty pissed off at the assholes that did the paper.....and im sure you will see why!
http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_5306259
or below is the sum of the article!
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Fire damages Vernon home
By PAUL H. HEINTZ, Reformer Staff
Monday, February 26
VERNON -- Volunteer firefighter David Williams was hoping to get a haircut in Brattleboro on Sunday morning when he heard over the scanner that a house in Vernon was on fire.
This was nothing unusual for Williams, who has volunteered with the Vernon Fire Department since age 13 -- until he realized the burning house was his family's.
"It's all fun and games until it happens to yourself," Williams said, as he watched his fellow firefighters battle the flames billowing out of a second floor window.
"The heartache is like nothing imaginable right now," he said.
According to Vernon Fire Chief Tom Fox, the house at the corner of West and Pond roads, caught fire at 9 a.m.
Williams' parents, Arnie and Melanie, his sister, Amber, and his daughter, Shaylinn, all made it safely out of the house -- as did tenant Bill Manch.
Though one dog made it to safety, two cats and three kittens likely perished in the fire.
According to Chief Fox, the cause of the fire is undetermined, though he said he's "leaning toward electrical." He and the fire marshal will visit the site today for a more thorough investigation.
Manch, who has lived
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in the house for the past several months, said the fire began on the porch -- right next to his first floor room.
"I heard the crackling of the fire and the smoke detectors went off," said Manch, who was sleeping at the time. "It's just a porch. I don't have any idea how it could have started out there."
Arnie Williams said his wife, Melanie, noticed the fire first as she was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, which is located on the opposite side of the house.
"We heard a pop and that was it," he said.
The house is owned by Mary Beth Cornell, who lived there from the early 80s until a few years ago, when she first rented it out to the Williams family. She said she was unaware of the fire until 12:30 p.m., when she got a call from her brother.
"No one even called me. It's something I'm in shock about. My brother heard about it at the gym. I just came home from California, and my brother called and said 'you need to come down to the house right away,'" she said.
"It's really sad because it was one of the first 10 houses built in Vernon. It had a lot of historical value to it," Cornell said.
The fire was all the more tragic, according to Chief Fox, because it struck a house in which his own firefighters lived.
In addition to David, who is an active firefighter, Arnie Williams is an "honorary member" of the department.
"There's a comaraderie and a brotherhood that comes along in a fire department. When it's one of your own, it sucks," he said.
Fox was proud of his crew's work and he was thankful for the help of the six other departments that lent a hand. Trucks and firefighters from Brattleboro, Guilford and Putney were joined by crews from Turners Falls, Northfield and Bernardston, Mass.
"Those guys did an awesome job," he said.
The fire was especially difficult, according to Fox, because "it was one of those that got into the walls. Just when you think you found it, it seemed to move."
Nevertheless, he said, "We were under control in less than an hour and then we were just chasing hot spots."
Neighbors and friends huddled with the Williams family outside of their house Sunday morning, offering blankets and kind words.
Dave King, who lives up the street from the Williams' home, remarked that this winter has seen far more fires than usual.
"I've never seen anything to compare to it," he said. "It's so sad."
Bill Manch sat draped in blankets on the guardrail across the street from the house wearing the clothes he had on his back when he fled the house.
"Hell of a way to wake up on a Sunday," he said. "Nothing. Not even any socks."
Cornell said she does not know what the coming days will bring.
"Honest to God I have no idea. I don't even know where to begin or what happens next. I'm sure I'll find out tomorrow. On Sunday, there's nobody available to let you know what you need to do. I guess I'll have to start to pick up the pieces tomorrow."
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Im going to be wrighting the paper on wtf they were thinking putting the stuff they had in there in this article.....besides that everyone is doing Ok...and for those that dont know Bill manch is my father!
Here is a article that was from there!
I was pritty pissed off at the assholes that did the paper.....and im sure you will see why!
http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_5306259
or below is the sum of the article!
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Fire damages Vernon home
By PAUL H. HEINTZ, Reformer Staff
Monday, February 26
VERNON -- Volunteer firefighter David Williams was hoping to get a haircut in Brattleboro on Sunday morning when he heard over the scanner that a house in Vernon was on fire.
This was nothing unusual for Williams, who has volunteered with the Vernon Fire Department since age 13 -- until he realized the burning house was his family's.
"It's all fun and games until it happens to yourself," Williams said, as he watched his fellow firefighters battle the flames billowing out of a second floor window.
"The heartache is like nothing imaginable right now," he said.
According to Vernon Fire Chief Tom Fox, the house at the corner of West and Pond roads, caught fire at 9 a.m.
Williams' parents, Arnie and Melanie, his sister, Amber, and his daughter, Shaylinn, all made it safely out of the house -- as did tenant Bill Manch.
Though one dog made it to safety, two cats and three kittens likely perished in the fire.
According to Chief Fox, the cause of the fire is undetermined, though he said he's "leaning toward electrical." He and the fire marshal will visit the site today for a more thorough investigation.
Manch, who has lived
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in the house for the past several months, said the fire began on the porch -- right next to his first floor room.
"I heard the crackling of the fire and the smoke detectors went off," said Manch, who was sleeping at the time. "It's just a porch. I don't have any idea how it could have started out there."
Arnie Williams said his wife, Melanie, noticed the fire first as she was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, which is located on the opposite side of the house.
"We heard a pop and that was it," he said.
The house is owned by Mary Beth Cornell, who lived there from the early 80s until a few years ago, when she first rented it out to the Williams family. She said she was unaware of the fire until 12:30 p.m., when she got a call from her brother.
"No one even called me. It's something I'm in shock about. My brother heard about it at the gym. I just came home from California, and my brother called and said 'you need to come down to the house right away,'" she said.
"It's really sad because it was one of the first 10 houses built in Vernon. It had a lot of historical value to it," Cornell said.
The fire was all the more tragic, according to Chief Fox, because it struck a house in which his own firefighters lived.
In addition to David, who is an active firefighter, Arnie Williams is an "honorary member" of the department.
"There's a comaraderie and a brotherhood that comes along in a fire department. When it's one of your own, it sucks," he said.
Fox was proud of his crew's work and he was thankful for the help of the six other departments that lent a hand. Trucks and firefighters from Brattleboro, Guilford and Putney were joined by crews from Turners Falls, Northfield and Bernardston, Mass.
"Those guys did an awesome job," he said.
The fire was especially difficult, according to Fox, because "it was one of those that got into the walls. Just when you think you found it, it seemed to move."
Nevertheless, he said, "We were under control in less than an hour and then we were just chasing hot spots."
Neighbors and friends huddled with the Williams family outside of their house Sunday morning, offering blankets and kind words.
Dave King, who lives up the street from the Williams' home, remarked that this winter has seen far more fires than usual.
"I've never seen anything to compare to it," he said. "It's so sad."
Bill Manch sat draped in blankets on the guardrail across the street from the house wearing the clothes he had on his back when he fled the house.
"Hell of a way to wake up on a Sunday," he said. "Nothing. Not even any socks."
Cornell said she does not know what the coming days will bring.
"Honest to God I have no idea. I don't even know where to begin or what happens next. I'm sure I'll find out tomorrow. On Sunday, there's nobody available to let you know what you need to do. I guess I'll have to start to pick up the pieces tomorrow."
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Im going to be wrighting the paper on wtf they were thinking putting the stuff they had in there in this article.....besides that everyone is doing Ok...and for those that dont know Bill manch is my father!
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