This stretch of Chicago Street offers close-up evidence of why Salt Lake City is clamping down on boarded-up buildings ... is a trashy ditch after that home caught fire and had to be demolished.

While you might not be able to anticipate these weather patterns, you can, however, help home and business owners be more prepared when the weather does turn foul by starting a board-up service.

The fire began about 4:45 p.m. at 120 Holmes Road in the upper story of the house, which is boarded up and appears to be vacant, according to the Pittsfield Fire Department. No one was found inside, ...