Protect Your Home and Your Pets: What Happens When Firefighters Arrive and You Aren't There?

As we move into the peak of the wood-stove and space-heater season, wnctimes is looking at how local fire departments handle emergencies at unoccupied homes—and how you can help them save your property and your pets.The Dilemma of the Locked DoorWhen first responders arrive at a house with no one standing out front, they immediately begin an "investigation mode." They check for heat signatures, listen for alarms, and peer through windows. If there is evidence of an active fire, they must enter.I