A harrowing experience is behind us, and it is time to commend those who calmed and saved us.

First, I have to commend the dispatcher that kept me on the line until safety arrived. I do not know what county she was from. (911 calls here go to possibly four counties.)

She stayed with me as the flames rushed us and our gear, urging a water retreat.

Our fear was real.

We did indeed have lots of he...