Rather than us getting all upset about political issues, lets concentrate on helping our neighbors.? David and Ruthie Sullivan who have lived in Underhill for nearly 70 years (Ruthie) lost their hay barn this morning at 2:50am to fire.? The building built in 1986 to replace a previous barn that was lost to fire was fully engulfed in fire and the roof had collapsed when the UJFD arrived on the scene shortly before 3am.? 3000 bales of hay, 2 wagons, a baler and a tractor were totally destroyed as was the barn.? David and Ruthie showed little emotion on the outside however you could tell that it is a major blow to them on the inside!? No exposures were involved and no animals were lost.? Over the years they have hosted school classes to visit the cows, pigs, horses, donkeys, chickens, cats and other farm animals.? The Sullivans are very hard workers and have always supported the community.? Now it is time to support the Sullivans, David has been a member of the Underhill-Jericho Fire Department for 42 years and the Town Fire Warden for at least 30 years.? They do have fire insurance but there are always things that insurance does not cover, so if you would like to send a donation to the Sullivans their address is 91 River Road, Underhill, VT 05489 or if you can not afford to send a donation, just a note expressing your sorrow in their loss and words of encouragement.
Approximately 60 firefighters from the UJFD,?Essex Town Fire Department and Essex Rescue fought the blaze for two hours before bringing it under control and then remained on the scene for another 4 hours, keeping the fire from spreading to the barn in the front of the barn that burned.? 70,000 gallons of water was pumped over 2500 ft through the UJFD 5 in. supply line from a hydrant at the corner of Park Street and River Road, one way traffic was maintained throughout the operation.??
Randy H. Clark
Honorary Chief
UJFD
