BAREFOOT FIRE: 14_0_362_1web_fire_build_07_rlh

Bob Portteus checks out the progress of his new home being built on Swift Street just a month after a firestorm burnt 70 houses in Barefoot Resort. {quote}God is so great,{quote} said Bob Portteus as he stood nearby watching the workers frame his new home. {quote}People should appreciate the simple things in life, like holding your wife's hand and reading a book. Life is exciting.{quote} The upbeat Portteus and his family are the first to start to rebuild in the development where more than 70 homes where completely burnt in the fire.

Bob Portteus checks out the progress of his new home being built on Swift Street just a month after a firestorm burnt 70 houses in Barefoot Resort. "God is so great," said Bob Portteus as he stood nearby watching the workers frame his new home. "People should appreciate the simple things in life, like holding your wife's hand and reading a book. Life is exciting." The upbeat Portteus and his family are the first to start to rebuild in the development where more than 70 homes where completely burnt in the fire.