burning tips

[higgy]

hmmm., only 4 more posts to new level, thisis one.

 

[BrettW]

a new level would be impressive,
perhaps this will help. bw
ps, got 3 more small piles to burn now,
used my box blade to back into and grab a good
bit of brush, worked great

 

[Tick]

I got a new religion when a brush fire got out of control, and took off across the field. Man did that thing go! As long as it was contained to my place I didn't care what happened (well sot of /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif), but I sure didn't want it jumping the fence on to my neighbor's property.

Anyhow after trying to battle it in vain, I called the volunteer fire fighters in, who saved the day, and my hide! I never thought a fire could go so fast or grow so large in such a small matter of time.

Now whenever I burn, I call the VFD. They send out a pumper, and wait til the last ember is completely out before returning to the station.

Tick

 

[sassafraspete]

If you live in Indiana, don't burn anything in March during basketball march madness which is considered a religion here. During 1987, when IU was marching toward their championship... an inexperienced neighbor decided to burn some weeds behind his house. This was at the base of a hill, that had a lot of dried grasses. Anyhow, the March winds picked up, and his fire got out.

Fortunate for him.....the IU game had just finished, else no one would have come to help fight the fire.... and also he lived next door to the VFD. After several neighbors fought the fire we were able to put it out before reaching a stand of old, dead pine trees.

That neighbor who started the fire....soon became the newest member of the VFD in our small rural community.

sassafraspete