An Army veteran in Los Angeles used his experience fighting wildfires to save his family's home. Jim Cragg, a veteran who served in Afghanistan, had prepared for potential blazes by stocking up on sprinklers and hoses. When the Palisades fire threatened his area, he set up the sprinklers and hoses, ultimately helping to protect his home.
An Army veteran who served in Afghanistan managed to save his family’s home from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles by employing tricks he gathered while weathering previous blazes in the state. American Legion Commander Jim Cragg took action to prevent the destruction of his home after a brush fire came too close for comfort a few years ago, he told NBC News . In an effort to prepare himself for any future blazes, he had stocked up on run-of-the-mill yard sprinklers and hoses.
Army veteran Jim Cragg managed to save his family home by setting up sprinklers and hoses on his roof to fan the flames. When the Palisades fire broke out and his area was ordered to evacuate, he dusted off the supplies he’d purchased. He set up the sprinklers in the yard and propped up the hoses on the roof, he said. After doing all he could, he and his family fled. “I got trapped by the flames going down Sunset . It was difficult. It was like Afghanistan-type difficult,” he told NBC. The Craggs’ home sits on the bottom ledge of a hill with neighbors both above and below it. When the veteran returned to his home after the fire subsided, he could tell that the flames had crawled down the hill towards his house, but the sprinklers miraculously held it at bay
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