Fire department, residents save the day

SHANE KRONBERGER/LRFPD PHOTO Pete Kersgaard of the Lorane Rural Fire Protection District surveys the fire damage.

Our community dodged another wildfire bullet again this week. At about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, high winds developed in our area. Apparently, a tree, located on private property between south Territorial and Carpenter’s By-Pass roads, fell on power lines, which ignited a fire that quickly began to spread.

Many of us were glued to the Lorane Facebook…