In December, an Oceanside firefighter responded to a raging inferno at his own father's home. In this Zevely Zone, I learned how one tragedy could end up saving future lives. This story is proof that when a house fire erupts, every second counts.

On December 16, when a mobile home caught on fire at the Cavalier Mobile Estates, 74-year-old Tim Dorse escaped with the clothes on his back.

"I noticed tons of smoke coming out the back window," said Tim who lost everything in the fire.

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