City officials are working with property owners of abandoned homes to get more cleaned up and they've also strengthened laws for people who illegally enter the homes.
Pfaff says at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday firefighters were called to a fire at an abandoned home 400 block of west I Street. Pfaff has a message for owners of abandoned homes in the city.
Capt. Jeff Pfaff says they'll talk about things you can do to prevent a fire this Fall. And a lot of the talk, he says will focus on the use of furnaces.