Dotson Family Fire (Chatsworth NJ)

On Monday, May 15th, our neighbors Bob and Kim Dotson and their 2 young daughters suffered a devastating and life-altering event. While Kim was coming home from work, Bob awoke on the couch to their family home on fire. Within minutes of safely evacuating his 2 daughters and their dog to the edge of the driveway and kicking in doors to hope their family cat could escape, the 6 alarm fire had completely engulfed everything as dozens of first responders fought valiantly to extinguish the flame.

The Dotsons are a military family and purchased the home in December 2020 on assignment to Joint Base MDL and are active members in the Chatsworth community and Chatsworth School where their daughters attend 6th and 3rd grade. Bob is a current Master Sargeant and Kim is a current Captain in the Air Force. While the military base is providing temporary living quarters, the family is at a complete and total loss of everything. After spending time with the family this morning, The Dotsons are humbled by the outpour of support from our tight-knit community and all proceeds from this gofundme will be directly sent to the Dotson family to help them get back on their feet.