[garrettwc]

Note from Pat Rogers posted at TFL:

Denny's house burned down yesterday morning. He escaped, dragging his 4 year old grandson through the burning house. Two of his 4 dogs also escaped- two perished in the blaze.
He lost about everything else.
Rich Lucibella has flown out to Az to assist.

Keep Denny in your prayers.

Link to the TFL thread:

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167813

[El Tejon]

Our thoughts and prayers to Denny.

[Brian Dale]

Sent.

[OF]

Unfathomably awful.

- Gabe

[Correia]

Oh man... This sucks.

[Daniel T]

Thank god he survived along with his grandson.

I'm sorry about his dogs being killed, but everything else is replacable. Family is not.

Daniel

[sm]

:(

Damn! Thoughts and prayers sent.

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

Sent.

[Jubei]

Prayers sent.

Jubei

[dghboy315]

why does it seem like bad things only happen to good people?

[geegee]

Denny and his family will be in my prayers tonight.

[Logan5]

lighting a candle for him, terrible thing.

[Fastlane]

Denny and his family will be in our family prayes.

[Stickjockey]

He escaped, dragging his 4 year old grandson through the burning house.

And in so doing, joined the ranks of heroes, however small. Good on ya, Denny.

Hopes and prayers for him and his family; any sort of relief effort in effect?

[garrettwc]

any sort of relief effort in effect?

Rich is coordinating efforts on the ground. His last post at TFL today said they need more in the area of logistics/legwork than anything. He hopes to have a computer up and running for Denny's use by tomorrow and hopefully we will hear from Denny then.

[Mute]

Prayers for Denny and his family.

[AK-74me]

In my thoughts

[mbs357]

Sent.

[Pebcac]

Man, that's terrible. I can't imagine losing all the little things that I can't even think of right now that mean the world to me. Fire can have it all, though, as long as my family gets out. Glad everyone's OK, and prayers sent.

[Joe Gunns]

Prayers sent.

[Nightfall]

Best wishes in this tough time. Hope it all works out, glad to hear that the loss of life was limited.

[FPrice]

Prayers and best wishes for Denny and his family.

[dustind]

Sorry for his loss. I am glad he was able to save his grandson.

[Balog]

Good Lord! Makes me wish I was still in AZ. Denny's always been patient, friendly and helpful to the extreme in our communications. I'll be praying.

[S_O_Laban]

Very sorry to hear this :( Will be praying for him and his family.

[Bear Gulch]

Prayers sent. Is there a way that we could pass the hat? I am a believing man without a doubt. But I feel sometimes we pray best with our actions, not our lips!

[John Ross]

The post implies that Denny and his grandson were the only humans in the house. Was this indeed the case?

JR

[EVIL5LITER]

Losing a home, along with two of his furry loved ones is incredibley rough and tragic thing to go through, and my best wishes are with him. It is a long road ahead, one that no man should ever want to go through, but he can hold his head high knowing that he will not go through it alone, as long as he has friends as these.

[Skunkabilly]

:(

Haven't seen the TFL thread yet but were he and his grandson the only ones home?

And is there anything we can do to help?

[River Wraith]

Prayers sent, but is there a way we can send money to help him out?

[45 Carry]

Denny and Family,
In the midst of all this turmoil, feel the prayers and I send you Peace and Love.
Bill Corley
45 Carry

[12-34hom]

Denny, great to see you and your grandson are ok.

Prayers sent.

12-34hom.

[Lady45]

Very sorry to hear of Denny's loss. Just glad it was not any worse. Prayers will definitely include his family and keep us posted on relief efforts as they become available. :uhoh:

[SapperLeader]

Prayers sent, and keep us updated on any relief funds.

[Denny Hansen]

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I know it helped.

Our home and everything in it is a total loss--what wasn't burned is so heavily smoke an water damaged everything will end up at a landfill. But things are good...

Working out of hotel right now, and hope to be in a temporary residence soon and back to "normal." I have an amazing family and support staff behind me. As Rich pointed out, "A Total Loss is better than a Total Tragedy."

Denny

[Russ]

Many years ago a very famous basetball player's house burned with everthing in it. I told my Father, who was still living at the time, that I had no sympathy for the filthy rich basketball player whose house burned. After all, he had enough money to rebuild and then some. I fugrued he had more money than God so what does he care. I was a stupid 18 year old.

My Father set me straight. Even though he has been dead for over 13 years, I will never forget what he taught me in that regard. My Dad was no bleeding heart either. He lived through the Depression when things were really hard for him for many years.

He said that when anyone's home burns, it is a MAJOR tragedy in their lives and to try to put myself in their situaition. All the personal stuff that may have been there for generations is gone. I now know my father was absolutely right. Riich, Poor, Middle class, if your house burns it is major tagedy.

I'm sorry for your loss Denny. I don't know you but nonetheless it is a tragedy. I am pleased that you and yours are alive. You can replace things but life is another thing. I have been though some situations in my life where me and my family were lucky to get out alive. The stuff we had accumulated was secondary. If I had lost a family member or anyone, all the stuff in the world couldn't make that up. Things are things. Not to take that lightly, because I know full well the blood sweat and tears it takes to accumulate things that are important in your life.

However, your lives are vastly more important than any worldly goods, or any fortune you may have accumulated.

Add my prayers to your list. I haven't visted the site for some time but I am sorry to hear of your misfortune. I hope that you can re-build with a minimum of pain and hassle.

[Mikul]

Denny, I wish you the best in rebuilding.

If I may ask, what caused the fire?

[Warbow]

Oh, damn. Very sorry to hear that. :(

[Denny Hansen]

Mikul,
Point of origin determined to be by my desk. Electrical problems ruled out and although I'm a smoker, I hadn't been in the office for over 24 prior to the fire, so the fire investigator ruled the cigs out. Doubt we'll ever know the cause.

I'll be writing an article in an upcoming S.W.A.T. detailing what I did right and where I screwed up, with hopes someone can learn from my set-back.
Denny

[W Turner]

First of all Denny, let me say that I am both happy that you and your grandson made it out ok and sorry for the loss of the little things that make a house hame and that cannot be replaced by any amount of money.

I would also like to express my admiration that one of your first responses to these unfortunate circumstances is to contribute an article to SWAT for all of us to learn from. Being able to take a personal tragedy and turn it into a learning experience not only for you, but also for everyone else speaks highly of your desire to educate and inform those of us who have never had to face those circumstances. This is why your magazine is one of the best in the business.


W