{"id":14674,"date":"2016-12-05T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14674"},"modified":"2016-12-05T16:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:17:15","slug":"no-fire-but-firefighters-save-womans-home-in-another-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14674","title":{"rendered":"No Fire, but Firefighters Save Woman\u2019s Home in Another Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

(WNEP<\/a>) \u2013 LAKE TOWNSHIP \u2014 Firefighters came to the rescue of a woman whose home wasn\u2019t on fire but was in need of major work.<\/p>\n

Last week, Newswatch 16 told you about the efforts to fix the woman\u2019s roof<\/a> in Wayne County. This week, they finished the job.<\/p>\n

The firefighters traded hoses for drills high up on a roof near Hamlin on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Diane Cron had a gaping hole in her roof after a contractor left the job unfinished last year.<\/p>\n

Members of Hamlin Fire and Rescue found out Cron needed someone to make repairs and spent the day doing just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my god, my heart was lifted,\u201d Cron said.<\/p>\n

Cron is thankful these volunteers helped restore her home. Not only did they fix the roof, they also cut down a tree that was threatening to fall on the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think there is an angel from the Hamlin Fire and Rescue. If it wasn\u2019t for them, I don\u2019t know where I would be living,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Firefighters sealed most of the cracks and holes with plastic last week, but now they completed permanent repairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting the tin on the roof, finish the roof with the tin, doing the cap and closing it for the winter,\u201d explained Assistant Chief Allen Shiffler, Hamlin Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n

Patching the roof on a century-old home was no small task. The steep roof it made it difficult for firefighters to work, but they were determined.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re firefighters. The main concern is the community itself, number 1 in our book saving the community,\u201d said Josh Parry, Hamlin Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n

Cron hopes this message of togetherness spreads.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wish there were more people in the world like these people. Their character is extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with a complete roof over her head, Cron plans to open her doors to help the homeless.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"