Eglin battalion chief and wife lose Crestview home to lightning strike, community rallies in support

Eglin battalion chief and wife lose Crestview home to lightning strike, community rallies in support

When lightning struck Battalion Fire Chief Brian Johnson’s home on the evening of September 25, the DOD firefighter at Eglin Air Force Base found himself on the other side of an emergency for the first time in his career. Johnson and his wife Kim lost the house they built in 2007, along with 34 years of irreplaceable memories. The couple, who have lived in Crestview for 25 years and raised two children in the home, now face the difficult proces…