Cabin No More

Joe & June's cabin in NH is no more. Around 13 June, Joe got a call from the local Fire Marshall in NH. The fire department responded to a call about a smoldering foundation. Nothing is left. Except memories. Very sad.
Although it is not our residence, Joe and June have been such great hosts to us that we like to think of it as a pseudo-vacation home. Lisa and I have been up there a handfull of times, including out Honeymoon. My most recent trip up there was in February 2006, when Vijay and I went on a ski trip ("Brokeback Weekend").

This fire, and recent ones as well, have been suspicious, to say the least. In the Littleton Courier this week, they wrote an article requesting information:

June 28, 2006
Officials asking for public's help with suspicious fires

TWIN MOUNTAIN—The New Hampshire State Police-Troop F and the New Hampshire Fire Marshall's Office request the assistance of the public as they investigate several suspicious fires that have occurred in western Grafton County during the past several months.

These fires have occurred in seasonal residences where no one was living at the time the fire occurred. The homes were generally located in somewhat remote areas of the county and were out of sight of a main road.

Because several recent fires appear to have questionable origins, all fires in the Grafton County area are being reviewed by the Fire Marshall's Office and the New Hampshire State Police in an effort to determine if there are any commonalities that may indicate any one person or person(s) may have been involved in one or more of these fires.

The public is being asked to be increasingly vigilant in noting any unusual behavior or activity occurring in their neighborhoods by any person or vehicle that seems to be out of place, or not belonging. A simple vehicle description with license plate number, number of occupants, description of occupants, and any other identifying features would be especially helpful to investigators as they look to develop possible leads as to who may possibly be responsible for setting one or more of these fires in the event it is determined that any of these fires are linked to one another.

Because these fires are in the investigative stage, specific case facts are not being released at this time.

Detectives are asking residents to call the New Hampshire State Police-Troop F if they see anything usual or hear of any information that they think might be of interest to investigators. Please contact Sgt. Robert Bruno at New Hampshire State Police

Troop F-Twin Mountain at 846-3333.