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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 741220" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>A couple of years ago we had a good bit of rain and the grass was just starting to green up. I pulled a clump of dried brown grass and lit it to see if it was dry enough to burn. Had a heck of a time getting a flame but it quickly fizzled and just smoked. The wind had been changing through all of the compas points and I hadn;t intended to burn that day, just wanted to see if the grass would burn. When the clump I had was barely smoking (I thought) I dropped it and figured it was too wet. A gust hit me from the back and the non-burning handfull of grass burst into flames. Fire spread like crazy. I would get around the front of it and get it stomped out and the wind would change and it would take off in the other direction. After about 15 minutes the area was getting bigger and I coudln;t get ahead of it. Called the fire department. Took 2 water trucks and crews to stop it before it got to the house to the north, barn to the west and other pastures south and east. Changing winds is no time to be messing with fire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 741220, member: 34"] A couple of years ago we had a good bit of rain and the grass was just starting to green up. I pulled a clump of dried brown grass and lit it to see if it was dry enough to burn. Had a heck of a time getting a flame but it quickly fizzled and just smoked. The wind had been changing through all of the compas points and I hadn;t intended to burn that day, just wanted to see if the grass would burn. When the clump I had was barely smoking (I thought) I dropped it and figured it was too wet. A gust hit me from the back and the non-burning handfull of grass burst into flames. Fire spread like crazy. I would get around the front of it and get it stomped out and the wind would change and it would take off in the other direction. After about 15 minutes the area was getting bigger and I coudln;t get ahead of it. Called the fire department. Took 2 water trucks and crews to stop it before it got to the house to the north, barn to the west and other pastures south and east. Changing winds is no time to be messing with fire. [/QUOTE]
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