Mary and Eric Gowins comfort their outdoor cat who had been missing since the Camp Fire evacuation. “Patches” had emerged seconds earlier from the charred remains of a nearby car on Dec. 17, 2018.

Editor’s Note: Bryan Winzer responded to a fire in a building with knee-walls, similar to the incident described in this article. A flashover trapped him on the top floor and he was severely burned.

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Several Fire trucks filled the parking lot behind Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Polk Township on Tuesday, but there was no emergency. Instead, students were learning an ...