Actually the fire happened in 1999 or 2000, but the damage is still on the barn. As we pulled the ridge back we were greeted by this. The main ridge board is charred for a good 10 feet and you will notice in this picture and also in some of the 'Jacking up the roof' pictures that there is OSB on one side of the roof.

The story is that a previous owner was burning brush or trash near the barn and caught the wooden shingled roof on fire. It required the fire department to stop it. One section of the roof about 10 feet by 20 feet has been totally replaced. And there are damaged spots all over the roof