The Seabolt family said the house fire could have been worse, but fortunately an off-duty firefighter in a nearby fishing boat saw the flames begin to spread.
"I went up to the residence and asked the homeowner if anyone was still inside. He said 'Yes,'" said Monticello Firefighter Brooks Ingle, who was first on the scene.
Ingle called 911 for assistance, then went in the house for the first time. That first trip he didn't find anyone, but when homeowner Diana Mead-Seabolt went back inside he followed behind. The second time he went in he saved the family dog.
The youngest members of the Seabolt family spotted the fire first. They went back inside to tell the others and their quick thinking mother showed the family out the back stairs.
Read the account of the entire incident HERE.
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