fenceman
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kenny thomas":35gk48h6 said:fenceman, I know the conditions there are dfferent than here but here 99% of the fires are human caused and about 2/3 of them are from carelessness. About 1/3 are arson. A fire here from a cigarette is very, very rare. Lightning fires are also rare here. The conditions have to be just right and that does not happen very often. Again our conditions are different.The fire deartments can bill if they want but for brush fires the State Forestry Department will bill for every escaped fire where a responsible party is identified. I dont want my tax dollars pay for some idiot that lets a fire get away every year.fenceman":35gk48h6 said:When my grandfather fell and the local fire department helped us I took them a check for 200 the next day. When a fire truck with to kids showed up acting like John Wayne and demanding access to my property. I doing a legal controlled burn that I had called in.
I chained the gate and told them to get a warrant.
I would say very few wildfires are caused by responsible controlled burning. Cigarettes , bbq, fourwheelers, fireworks , etc.I 'll go on to say controlled burning prevents more fire than it creates.
Billing someone except in very blatant cases of negligence is very bad policy..It will alienate your community and make people less likely to call when things get out of hand.
Have a bake sale, or a auction like every other volunteer dept. Take care of them and I assure you they will take care of you.
I bet most of the bills get thrown in the fire anyway
Understood and we'll put. I have no problem with firefighters as long as they don't have a problem with me. Fire is a necessary tool here to fight cedar. Its going to burn you can bet on it. I would rather it do it on my terms. When I do it I do it legally , I call it in and stay with it till it's done. I also weld outside on a daily basis. That to requires diligence. Again Kenny well said.