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I know I was praying this afternoon! Thank God you guys and the house were safe........

Holy cow Jiffymouse! That must have been so scary! Fire terrifies me. I'm glad that Matthew was able to put the fire out quickly.

me too netty. it was a long ride home with only the info i could get from him (frantic) on the phone....

JIFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i about freaked when i saw the topic and the pics would'nt load quick enough. i am sooooo thankful it was not worse! you and your family was being watched over for sure!
did that combust from the heat build up? can gas cans in a storage room do that? it stays pretty cool in there. now i'm am scared for everyone! NO FIRE!!!!!!

Godspeed, Jiffy. Matt did well.

So glad that it was stopped and no one was hurt.

Oh My gosh!!! Talk about Deja vu` I had a dream very similar to this last night

I have been thanking God all day, and am glad you are thanking Him too! Nothing like feeling His hand on you

Amen to that!!

Wow.....My first thought was that Cindy went to Jiffy's and was attempting to grill something!

Jiff...;-( Glad you and yours are safe...!!!

well, i missed all the hub-bub cuz i wasn't able to get on the site until tonight.

i'm SO glad everyone (and the house) is okay!!!!

yes, prayers definitely DO make a difference!!

So THAT'S the reason I never get invited to a barbeque!

Actually, Jiffy that fire will probably help the natural habitat. Burning off the brush periodically rejuvenates the forest and increases wildlife.

@ cindy!

o-my jiff! scary stuff! im glad everyones ok! the damage to the house didnt look to bad, quick thinking mathew!

Jiffy !

(I haven't heard from you in such a long time! hint hint)

Glad you are all o.k. That was a close one.

Wierd, when I seen the topic I thought of Cindy right away as well, until I seen Jiffymouse.

Thorny is right, that ground will flourish now.

Again....I am so happy Jiffy that everyone is safe

Hero Matthew!
So many people would have panicked, run, not known what to do.

Thank goodness everyone is OK!

And thanks Triss for letting us know right away!

And Jenn...trees in a row

OMG!!! Where have I been?!! I just read this and I am so thankful you are all ok! HERO MATTHEW is right! AND guardian angels, they were sure there! So glad you are ok, and the damage is minimal! Houses can be rebuilt, but friends can NEVER be replaced!

I'm glad you and yours are ok Jiffy, it must have been quite a fire according to those burned trees, very scary!!!

Jiffy so glad Matthew was there to take care of this. You and Scott are truly blessed that he could stop the fire tell him job well done.

Well, Jiff, looks like your "buring-off" was done for you! In late February or early March we always burn off the dead stuff from winter to try and keep the fire threat down. Are those pine trees I'm seeing? We are surrounded by pine orchards as we live in a papermill town that grows and uses pine as a major source, as well as having several around the property. Dead pine staw is like a newspaper on fire! I'm so glad it did not do more damage. God bless you and your family.