to answer your questions, i have a little expierence in emergency situations. right after the storm the first priorty is people and thier well being. first off you are overwellmed with not having the proper resourses and then you have the time frame of getting the proper resourses on scene. secondly if you were up to your neck in water would you want to see someone putting out a fire of saving a person's life. and it is not that simple just to dump water on the fire..lol... as the local emergency is concerned the house is a loss and the house nextdoor as well. the news does not get involved due to the fact that they do not have the capability and they lack the specialized training to do a task like that..any more questions?

rob