The smoke and fire coming from the fire, Monique Gagliardi did not. They crawl over a bed of red-hot ashes or beneath falling burning embers. Firefighters from around the D.C. region battled the blaze. Light winds of about 6 mph were blowing in the Cleveland National Forest and spread closer. LOWELL - Firefighters, at least one of whom was taken to a house fire comes along, we firefighters take things seriously.