Firefighters Rescue Person, Pets From Santa Rosa House Fire

SANTA ROSA, CA — Firefighters rescued a young man and two family pets from a house fire Sunday in south Santa Rosa.

The Santa Rosa Fire Department received multiple calls starting at 7:38 p.m. about the fire at a two-story house in the 3800 block of Louis Krohn Drive near Sebastopol Road and state Highway 12. Several of the callers reported a child was trapped on the roof, Santa Rosa FD Battalion Chief Matt Dahl said.

The first engine crew was on scene in under four minutes and saw black smoke coming from the front door of the home and from windows on the second floor.

"A young adult man was hanging onto a small, steep section of the first-story roof," Dahl said. "He had been forced out through a second-story window by the heat and smoke. The firefighters from the first engine quickly raised a ladder and climbed up to rescue the victim."

The young man was assessed by paramedics and was not injured.

As more firefighters arrived, they quickly entered the home with hoses and searched for additional people while also putting out the fire.

Firefighters found a kitten that was overcome by smoke and brought it outside to waiting paramedics.

"The cat was successfully resuscitated and taken to the vet by its owners," Dahl said.

A second family pet, a bearded dragon was also rescued from the flames and survived.

Firefighters found no people or additional pets in the home and brought the blaze under control in 20 minutes, Dahl said.

Four adults were displaced by the blaze.

There was extensive heat and smoke damage throughout all rooms of the home, on both floors, with damage estimated at $250,000.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation but it was determined to be accidental in nature, Dahl said.