A huge bolt of lighting just struck very close to my house a few hours ago. The electrical went crazy and then I smelled a burned plastic smell at one of the light switches, like it would smell if the wiring was burned, which can easily start a fire. So I called an electrician and he advised me that it could be serious and to call my insurance company's emergency number so they could send somebody out. My insurance company told me to have the fire department check it out, so I did. There was no fire that I knew of, but burned wires can cause materials around them to smolder for quite some time before fire breaks out.
So several tall, good looking firefighters (funny the things you notice when you're scared😄) came in and tested for signs of heat anywhere it shouldn't be. Nothing. It turned out the lightning had travelled through the wires and fried the light bulbs in the room where I smelled burned plastic. The firefighters turned some tripped breakers back on and waited to see if anything happened. Then they tested my smoke alarms. They were very thorough and extremely polite.
My question is whether it was wrong to call them on a maybe, because it could potentially have diverted them from something more serious. They assured me that I did the right thing, that people should always call in situations like that, but maybe they were just being nice. Opinions? Was it legit to consider that an emergency just because my insurance company told me it was?
I know it's a goofy question, but I tend to obsess about doing the right thing. If I'm being annoying feel free to tell me. I won't be offended.