OK Firefighter on Other Side as Home Destroyed by Wildfire

April 4, 2023
Edmond Firefighter Todd Gabbert is one of many in Logan County trying to rebuild their lives.

Edmond Firefighter Todd Gabbert is used to fires. But the one Friday was different, much different.

That's because the house on fire was his. 

He told KOCO that he ignored his adult son's pleas to leave. "I knew it was going to be bad, but you never expect it to be you. I turned on the news to track the wildfire, and then I heard it crackle over my head."

He thought the wildfire would pass to the north. He was wrong.

Now, he and his wife are living in a camper beside the charred remains of their home.

Gabbert is just one of many in Logan County who are starting to rebuild their lives. And, the threat continues Tuesday.

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