A New Year’s fire destroyed the home of a senior Curlew Fire District volunteer on State Highway 21 Monday evening.
EMT/Firefighter Mario D’Lerma was returning home from an emergency medical call around 7:30 p.m. when he realized something was wrong, according to volunteer Fire Chief John Foster Fanning with Ferry/Okanogan Fire Protection District 14.
The firefighter called the fire in to the Ferry County 911 Center and dashed to the Danville fire station to gear up and get the fire engine, Foster Fanning said.
Unfortunately, the fire was beyond the capability of a single engine by the time he arrived back at the residence, Foster Fanning said.