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‘That family would be without a house’ - Yorkville honors 2 residents for dousing neighbor’s house fire · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: That family would be without a house. Yorkville honors two
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  Speaker 1: residents for dowsing neighbor's house fire. Written by Joey Weslow,
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  Speaker 1: this article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. When it comes to fire safety,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes quick thinking can make the difference between a house
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  Speaker 1: saved and a house lost. The City of Yorkville and
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  Speaker 1: the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District took a moment to
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  Speaker 1: applaud the decisive actions of two residents who helped save
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  Speaker 1: a neighbor's house from going up in flames. Fire Chief
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  Speaker 1: Jeremy Messersmith said the courageous actions of residents Dylan Frieder's
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  Speaker 1: and Annabel Cribs to alert their neighbors so they could
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  Speaker 1: safely evacuate and to help douse the flames save the house.
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  Speaker 1: Freighters and Cribs were outside when they witnessed flames crawling
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  Speaker 1: up the side of the neighbor's house on Twin Leaf Trail.
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  Speaker 1: They were able to get a quick call to get
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  Speaker 1: the residents and their pets out. Mester Smith said during
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  Speaker 1: the June ninth City Council meeting. They were also able
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  Speaker 1: to get water from a cooler on the fire and
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  Speaker 1: put it out before it got up into the attic space.
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  Speaker 1: It completely saved their house. Mester Smith said, with the
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  Speaker 1: wind direction blowing toward the house, if the flames would
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  Speaker 1: have reached the attic, the entire home likely would have
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  Speaker 1: been lost. When the fire crew arrived, the fire has
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  Speaker 1: already been been completely extinguished, Messer Smith said. So many
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  Speaker 1: fires spread into the attic without residents even knowing of
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  Speaker 1: the imminent danger. What you guys did truly made a difference.
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  Speaker 1: Messer Smith said that family would be without a house.
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  Speaker 1: They were able to sleep in that house that night.
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  Speaker 1: The City of Yorkville presented both Freeder's and Cribbs certificates
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  Speaker 1: of Recognition from the city. Freeder's was on hand at
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  Speaker 1: the meeting for the recognition presented by Mayor John Purcell.
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  Speaker 1: His awareness, courage, and quick action reflect the qualities of
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  Speaker 1: the Yorkville community spirit, and his efforts are greatly appreciated.
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  Speaker 1: Purcell said during the meeting, you save some lives when
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  Speaker 1: you save the house.