Fire destroys Bussard Lake Road home
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| Hall Mountain volunteer firefighters responded quickly, but the home owned by Terri Duncan and Dennis Fitch was already lost by the time fire crews were dispatched to the scene. |
The call came to sheriffs dispatchers at 7:51 p.m. when an employee at Feist Creek Resort, alerted by someone from the home seeking to use the telephone, called 911. Even as the call was being made, the fire had severely damaged the home, set off a propane tank, and spread to surrounding woods.
Firefighters from Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Department responded quickly to the scene and were able to get control of the blaze, but not before most of the home was leveled. Boundary County Sheriffs deputies, Idaho State Police Corporal Dusty Kralik and Boundary Volunteer Ambulance EMTs also responded to the scene.
There was initially concern that one person may have been in the home, but that man turned up safely, having gone to fight brush fires, and everyone was accounted for and no one was hurt.
"That's the most important thing," Dennis said.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, and investigation is continuing as fire crews remain on scene to extinguish any hot spots.