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     Bob Root had an unlikely wake-up call this morning. CLICK FOR VIDEO

     "I could see [the water level] was coming up already then, and we had about a couple of inches onto the floor. Then at that time, that's when it really started raining," Root, a resident on Glenwood Avenue in Erie, says.
 
     And the rain didn't stop until Root's basement was completely flooded.
    

     Same goes for Root's neighbor, Lou Bruschi.

     "We lost lamps, cabinets, paneling. Everything is finished off down there so everything down there will be lost. There's a lot of things you just can't clean up," Bruschi says.
    
     But it wasn't just residential homes with damage; The Belle Valley Fire Department is used to helping people in emergencies, but today, the station was the one needing a hand.

     "They managed to get the vehicles out in time. The rescue truck appears to have some damage because we believe water was sucked into the engine," Belle Valley Fire Department Treasurer Jim Petrone says.

     It was the overflowing Mill Creek that flooded the fire department. The water has since receded, but it was a footbridge, along with tree limbs and other debris, that blocked a nearby bridge. That when the water overflowed and flooded the station.

     After the water seeped into the station, Belle Valley Fire Department and six neighboring stations worked to pump out the excess water -- a job made even more difficult by more, pounding rain.
 

     "The water has receded, it was four and a half feet earlier throughout the building.  Thanks to the help of a lot of neighboring fire companies and all of our people, they hosed the entire building down," Petrone says.

     He adds that the building -- and everything inside -- suffered up to half a million dollars in damages.