Police officer loses home in fire, community rallies to support
Unfortunately, insuring the home was put in limbo recently because of pending roof repairs.
That proved to be bad timing. Fire destroyed the home on
The blaze left the veteran police officer, his wife Cynthia, his adult son and the two family dogs homeless, just two weeks before Christmas.
"His house was paid off, but the roof required repairs before the insurance company would insure it, so he did not have insurance," said
The
Members of the public safety community wasted little time mobilizing to assist the Hall family, passing the hat Friday night to do what they could.
Over the weekend that initial effort grew into a community-wide outreach for the family, with a fund-raising account set up at a local bank and another established online.
"The community has really come through for them in just a matter of hours," Smith said. "The community has definitely proved that this is the season for giving."
The fire started at
Colleagues in the law enforcement and fire-rescue communities rallied immediately for Hall and his family.
"Basically the public safety community around here is passing the hat and trying to raise money to help him and his family out," Johnson said Friday night. "That's all public safety --
Hall has served the
"He is a helper to everyone that he meets," said Smith, a 10-year veteran of the department. "He has trained a lot of officers here at the department and he's always willing to share his lifelong experience and knowledge with new officers."
"The family not only lost the house but everything they owned inside. They have to start all over," Smith said.
For the immediate future the family is looking to rent a place that is big enough for the three of them and is dog-friendly, Smith said.
"Their pets are part of the family so they prefer to take them along," Smith said.
Donations to the family can be made to the
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