This is a shoutout to the Ponchatoula Fire Department, the pride of Ponchatoula.

On Christmas morning as my wife, Kathy, was preparing our family dinner, she walked away from the stove with butter and sugar cooking away. In a matter of seconds, the pan began to fill the kitchen with smoke, which set off the smoke detector. As my alarm was blaring, we opened the doors and windows to release the smoke.However, within five minutes, four fire department units and some vo...