Dan Harden wants to help a fellow Bridgton fire fighter, whose home was seriously damaged when a tree fell onto the roof.

“When the fire radio goes off at 1, 2, 3 or 4 a.m. or any other for that matter, Nate Frank is one of the first to respond for the call to help out whoever is in need,” wrote Harden, who has been a volunteer fire fighter for a few years and an active community member for 15-plus years, on a GoFundMe page. “Well, the time has come for us to give back to this man who will always be there for you.”

Harden said that during the last storm, a big tree came down on top of Frank’s house piercing through the roof in at least five different spots. 

“The amount of liquid that came into the house in the short three hours it took for Q-Team to come to remove the tree and tarp the house was astounding, to say the least,” Harden said. “We can’t thank Q-Team enough for their quick response.”

Harden noted that “Nate is not one to ask for help, but he needs our help today. He does have insurance, but it’s a lengthy process. We are raising funds to help with the immediate care he needs — clothing, fuel (as he is traveling well over an hour back to Bridgton to work from where he is currently staying), and to help offset what he will have to pay for rent somewhere above the limit the insurance company sets.”

The goal is the raise $5,000.