Firefighters Work on Habitat Build

The City of Henderson firefighters are lending their expertise to a project that has resonated with them.

They’re working on the 58th home to be built by Habitat for Humanity of Henderson, located at 719 Lieber St.

The previous home on the lot was destroyed by a fire in April 2008. Margaret Pearson, who lived in the home, died in the fire. Firefighters found her using her body to shield her infant granddaughter, who survived.

Project leader Jesse Martin, along with other members of the fire department, have pledged to help construct the new home along with Henderson Habitat’s local volunteers.

The home is being built for Henderson resident Meredith Cook and her young son, Cutler.

From Habitat: “Meredith is a hard-working single mother who says this home has given her a chance to show that being a single mother doesn’t mean you struggle, it doesn’t mean you can’t provide, and it doesn’t mean that my son won’t have a house to call home.”