A family took proactive measures to save the family house and neighboring properties when the Dog Bar Fire headed up the hill towards their home on Ropholm Rd. Marty Moore and his family were in the direct path of the fire as it burned Saturday afternoon. Marty tells KNCO that he called his father to warn him the fire was coming and they jumped into action.

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The two men split up trying to work the fire from both sides.

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However, his father got into trouble when the fire caught up with him on the far side.
Marty said the fire was just moving too fast for the bulldozer to outrun.

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His father experiencing serious burns to the right side of his body.
Marty called his wife to take his father to the hospital while he and his son Josh continued to battle the fire.

Marty describes the condition of non-metal parts of the tractor.

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Basically all plastic pieces were melted or disintegrated as a result of the heat. Moore was amazed at how fast the fire was moving.

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CDF resources arrived and were able to finally help the Moores get a handle on the blaze.

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Moore says that if resources did not arrive the fire would have surely burned through Chicago Park.
The Senior Moore is in the Burn Unit at UC Davis Medical Center being treated for multiple burns on the right side of his body, leg, head face and shoulders.
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