It wasn't a tire. Soon I saw flames. The flames grew bigger. Does the neighbor knows what's going on? If I call 911, will they scoff at me and say, "Well, of course we know about that; it's a controled burn and everything's fine"? I checked; the fire's fuel was indeed a pile of brush that needed to be burned. But the flames were about 20' high and were way too close to the barn's roof. Just when I decided I didn't care about crying wolf and headed for the phone, I heard the sirens.
This is when the fire had died down, after the firemen had been spraying water on it for a while.
Moral of the story: I must remember that, now that we're in town, call 911 right away. There are buildings here in town, not just grass. Sometimes butting into your neighbor's business is a good thing. (That was more excitement than I wanted for the day.)
Is it legal to burn brush like that where you live?
ReplyDeleteWell, if you have a burn permit, and if you attend the fire, and if you have sufficient water to put the fire out if'n it gets out of control, then it's legal to burn.
ReplyDeleteI just went and looked at the stipulations on my burn permit. You need special permission if you burn a pile of brush bigger than 4'x4'x3'. This pile started about 30'x15'x10'.