On April 1, 1992, the stars aligned for then-college students Scott Anderson and Susan to come together. After months of finding reasons to run into the “beautiful and sophisticated” Susan, Anderson said he finally got the chance for which he had been waiting.

“I heard her fumbling around and muttering to herself. Then I saw orange. Orange everywhere. Flames! I jumped up and saw flames almost reaching the ceiling. I ran out to my car to call 911,” said Susan.

Anderson said her apartment kitchen had caught on fire, due to her roommate trying to cook her boyfriend a “real meal” for the first time. As her roommate Beth knocked on all of the apartment doors to warn everyone, Susan called 911. During this time, Anderson didn’t hesitate and took action immediately.

“I knew the fire extinguisher wouldn’t last long and my thoughts were that I needed to just keep the fire contained,” said Anderson.

While the fire department was being called, he said he contained the fire for as long as possible, saving the rest of the apartment complex from burning down as well. After the fire died down Susan went to her car to call one of her friends about the whole incident.

“Scott saw me sitting in my car, and thought I was crying, so he came over to make sure I was OK. He seemed really worried and concerned. I thought that was so sweet! That definitely got my attention,” said Susan.

Soon after, both Beth and Susan thanked Anderson and decided they would take him out for dinner one night during the week. The night of the dinner, the roommate, Beth backed out leaving Susan and Anderson alone for the night.

“After that, we seemed to run into each other quite a bit. (Or was he stalking me?) He was always so cheerful and outgoing. I found myself coming home at the end of the day and hoping I’d see him! I was wondering if he was ever going to ask me out, and two months later, he finally did,” said Susan in an email interview.

That is how Anderson won over Mrs. Anderson with his heroic act of helping out with a fire. They now are happily married, have two children, and are celebrating their 20th university this July.