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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
Carol Lucking woke up to crackling sounds at 2 a.m. on a recent morning.
She and her husband Bob jumped out of bed and checked the woodstove. It was fine. Bob went outside and saw all the trees lit up from their burning roof. “He flew inside and said, ‘Call 911!”’ she reported. She called 911, grabbed their three children and put them in the car, then returned for the numerous dogs and cats. She and the kids drove out to the road to make it easier for the fire truck to find them.
In the meantime, Mr. Lucking turned on the water hose, climbed a ladder, and diligently kept the hose turned on the roof until the fire truck arrived. They told him that the house would probably have been a loss if he had not kept the water on it.
One major problem occurred when the fire truck did arrive. When the 15-ton truck crossed the bridge made to withstand only a 2-ton load, it broke the bridge, though the truck was able to make it up to the house. Other trucks arrived, but were unable to make it across the bridge, and there was no other access to the house.
Luckily there was enough water in the one truck, from Sperryville, to extinguish the fire. However, if it had not gotten over the bridge, there probably would be no house there now. The truck was temporarily stuck at the Luckings house. It was impossible to use the bridge again.
The fire truck was driven out the next day, but first a ford had to be graded across the river. Few people consider the weight of a fire truck loaded with water when they construct a private bridge. A fire can happen to anyone at any time. This one was an electrical fire, due to a faulty wire.
The new addresses being given out to everyone in the county for 911 purposes will also help fire and res
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