Firefighters Make Quick Work of a Porch Fire on Webb Circle

Fire Marshal Bill Davin spoke with a group of firefighters in Charles and Bonnie Schneiders' driveway at 250 Webb Circle at 5:30 p.m. Monday just as a turkey led a line of chicks across the pavement a few feet away. The tranquil scene stood in stark contrast to just a few minutes earlier when flames shot out of the screened porch on the left side of the house.

Davin said Bonnie Schneider had pulled into the driveway while arriving home from work at around 4:47 p.m., when she saw the flames coming from the side of her house.

"She called 911 and stretched out her garden hose," he said, adding that Schneider also managed to get both of her dogs out of the house.

No other family members were home at the time, Davin said.

Stevenson Fire Department's deputy chief, Ed Holden, then used a fire extinguisher to "knock down the majority of the fire", which had spread from a table to a couch and a chair, according to Davin.

Davin said the fire was started by a candle that had been left on the table unattended.

A tanker from Stevenson Volunteer Fire Department had doused the fire to finish it off, using less than 100 gallons to finish the job, according to Davin.

All three of the town's fire companies responded to the incident — Monroe, Stevenson and Stepney — as well as a tanker from the Shelton Fire Department. Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel were also on the scene.