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I learned some about fires in 1995 when my house burned down and we lost everything and had to start over.

At that point you either become a ward of someone or learn to fight your own battles.

I was building rods at my home and it was destroyed except for the bottom level which was workable.

The next day after the fire I got an extension cord from my neighbor and went back to work. I'm not big on looking back. For me its always counter productive.

One thing I learned after a few months was all the fire trucks within 20 miles had emptied out all their fresh water. The last load poured onto the house was salt water,that appears to have been a big mistake.

There is steel within the concrete, years later it began to rust and removing it,spalling,was a major job.

Lots of other things as well.

It was a tough year but we made it through.