msDeKay and I parked at a business behind the house and entered through the back yard.

We entered the house and went directly upstairs. After being inside for only a minute, a pickup truck came driving up the lane and stopped beside the house.

A man jumped out of the pickup and ran inside the house. We heard him walking around downstairs. He was looking quickly from room to room, as if he was searching for something.

We figured he had spotted us going in and was hunting us down. With baited breath, we listened as he rapidly climbed the stairs and headed towards the room in which we were standing frozen in place.

He walked into our room, stopped and smiled at us. Looking at the man, we said "hi" and he explained that he was a firefighter and the fire department was scheduled to have controlled burns in the house in a few days. He chuckled when he realized that we thought he might be coming after us.

He had no problem with us being there and left us to our exploring.