Call them heroic, or call them foolhardy. Call them whatever you like, but two Oklahoma RVers are now credited with saving an RV park from a wildfire. Last Friday a wildfire tore through the community of Stillwater, Oklahoma. About 200 homes in the area were destroyed, and as the flames drew near to the Pecan Valley RV Park, most of the RVers evacuated. But not two of them. In a battle with garden hoses, RVers save an RV park.
RVers save an RV park while most evacuate
Dan Keller and another RVer stayed behind when other RVers left. Keller told local TV station KFOR he needed to do something. “I never thought about anything. It’s when the fire started, I just looked over and I felt like I could handle it,” Keller told a station reporter.
As the flames roared toward the park, Keller and another man, identified only as Jay, took action. They started pulling propane cylinders off rigs and putting them down on the gravel roads running through the park. Then, armed with garden hoses, they began hosing down RVs as embers flew into the park.
All RVs saved—except one
Their efforts paid off. Despite cars, trees, and other vegetation in the park going up in smoke, Dan and Jay were able to save all the RVs in the park except one. The RV park owner’s rig couldn’t be rescued.
Two RVers save an RV park. Those whose rigs they saved consider them heroes.
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A giant shout out, and thank yous, to those brave fools !
Thank you, Russ and Tina, for sharing this inspiring story of two people who did not sit idly, and instead, acted. I don’t know that I would have acted as honorably. Have a great day and safe travels!
That heroism is especially good to hear in this age of people not helping but using their cell phones to record a video.
I sure hope these two are publicly recognized by local authorities and news sources. So many times the good deeds go unnoticed while the bad news occupies the front page! This park should give them free lifetime passes……