Firefighters from five volunteer agencies responded to the report of a house fire near Route-MM and Laudermilk Road.
Assistant Chief Brad Johnson of the Dearborn Area Fire Protection District says the family evacuated safely and met firefighters in the driveway. Johnson says the fire cause minor damage to the deck and some siding on the house.
The first was reported at 4:30 a.m. Monday and Johnson says they put it out by about 5:00 a.m. There were no injuries.
Crews from Dearborn were joined by firefighters from Edgerton, Camden Point, South Central Buchanan County and Central Platte County.