The Whiteville, Tenn., Volunteer Fire Chief and his wife, a sergeant with the police department, are without a home after a devastating fire. Ernie and Debbie Burkeen are typically the ones responding to, and helping after, tragedies. Sunday they were the ones in need after they lost everything when a fire destroyed their home and killed their dog. Sgt Debbie Burkeen was in uniform Sunday night when she heard the dispatch call - there was a fire across from the police station. "I jumped into my car and I raced over here and sure enough, I called back dispatch and told them it was fully involved and it was my house," said Sgt. Burkeen.
Blaze Consumes Tennessee Fire Chiefs House
Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
Property
External References & Further Reading
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/13/tennessee-fire-chiefs-home-destroyed-dog-killed-in-fire.html



