Ch a d C . Protect i on a nd Control F i eld Serv i ces Support Te a m Le a der One afternoon on his way home from work, Protection & Control Field Services Support Team Leader Chad noticed a column of black smoke rising in the distance. Thinking at first it must be a neighbor who frequently burns brush on his farm, Chad soon learned that the flames were coming from a jet-ski trailer parked beside a nearby home. A heat lamp had been placed under a cover to combat the freezing temperatures for the upcoming night, which eventually heated the jet-ski's cover to combustion. The flames were rising nearly 30 feet into the air and brushing up against the adjacent home, threatening to ignite the entire property. Chad ran to the front door of the house and began ringing the doorbell and aggressively knocking but received no response. He decided to enter the house and began yelling for anyone inside. A young man finally answered, and Chad told him about the dangerous situation that was playing itself out just outside. A mother and daughter then came out of a nearby room and Chad helped them all get out of the house to a safer area where 911 was called. Chad then grabbed a water hose and began to try and contain the flames. When it did not work, Chad got another water hose from a neighbor and continued to try and beat back the fire until a volunteer firefighter arrived and helped extinguish the blaze.
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