Be vigilante

[bushtuckerman]

I originally thought that the thread title was misspelt and should be "Be Vigilant".

But judging by some of the replies, being a vigilante seems to be the thing people advocate most...

yeah i was wondering about that...all pretty clear now

@ leon-1, ahhh, i wondered what it was called, to be honest i'm not
entirely sure what they were trying to do when i last saw them, they lust burned square patches next to the road , maybe that was for new growth...

 

[leon-1]

yeah i was wondering about that...all pretty clear now

@ leon-1, ahhh, i wondered what it was called, to be honest i'm not
entirely sure what they were trying to do when i last saw them, they lust burned square patches next to the road , maybe that was for new growth...

Possibly, how big were the patches and what time of year was it as this can have a relevance as to what they were doing.

Sometimes you would see farmers burning the stubble off fields after harvesting (this is probably to encourage new growth). If it is gauze bushes and they are at the side of the road they may be burning back so that people ditching fag buts out of cars can't set them alight in the hotter,drier months.

 

[bushtuckerman]

Oh this was back in my college days...last year..so naturally i can't remember much! it wasn't summer anyway, i think it must have been spring sometime. Errrm, they can't have been wider than 50m, and they followed the road for a few hundred metres at places. I think the fag idea is logical, but they did leave quite a few places. Oh, and also, on the other side of the road they did harvest bracken for bailing.

Oh yes! i know about burning wheat stubble! almost burnt down our house when the crazy farmer dude decided a breezy hot summers day was as good as any...he killed himself whilst playing in the alps, damn crazy guy.

 

[demographic]

I originally thought that the thread title was misspelt and should be "Be Vigilant".

But judging by some of the replies, being a vigilante seems to be the thing people advocate most...

Well said that man.

 

[pierre girard]

Sounds like the usual response from the "Emergency Services" :aargh4: But dont give up, do contact your local rangers or wardens, or other land managers, then give the powers that be a good :aargh4:

Mark

Well, I guess we take such things a bit more seriously here (PG, just back from
a fire. Citations issued, court date set)!

To my knowledge, and it's only local to me, there is no such voluntary organisation. The mountain rescue team seem to get involved, sometimes. Apart from that it's down to us, and can i just say that for anyone who's ever been in the thick of a bush fire or grass fire, dealing with it is extremely dangerous and very, very tireing.

Mark

All local fire departments are volunteer here. The Feds have Dept of Natural Resources fire fighters, but this one was under control before they could respond. Very good work by our local people. If the stand of timber the fire was started in had gone - it would have been very serious business. A fire around here can burn many thousand acres of forest if not checked. Very dry conditions.

 

[Salix]

Well, I guess we take such things a bit more seriously here (PG, just back from
a fire. Citations issued, court date set)!



All local fire departments are volunteer here. The Feds have Dept of Natural Resources fire fighters, but this one was under control before they could respond. Very good work by our local people. If the stand of timber the fire was started in had gone - it would have been very serious business. A fire around here can burn many thousand acres of forest if not checked. Very dry conditions.

That's exactley the point i am trying to make, even if my spelling is a little rusty

It's time and money, but more importantly it's very dangerous and can cause loads of damage. Fighting fires caused by nuisance kids just doesn't have an argument in my book, and all the light hearted banter on here is well justified. I have come into work this morning and the kids have been playing again :tapedshut

Mark

 

[leon-1]

That's exactley the point i am trying to make, even if my spelling is a little rusty

It's time and money, but more importantly it's very dangerous and can cause loads of damage. Fighting fires caused by nuisance kids just doesn't have an argument in my book, and all the light hearted banter on here is well justified. I have come into work this morning and the kids have been playing again :tapedshut

Mark

I agree, it is costly, it is dangerous. I have been involved with putting out this type of fire and it is dangerous for the people on the ground putting it out and not just property.

One of the barracks that I was stationed at in the south east has a nice little training area out the back, I can gaurentee that the squaddies stationed there will be calling out the Fire Brigade to fires that they can't handle on thier own at least once a month from May through to September and none of those fires will of been started from training accidents.

I was stationed there on and off for 5 years and I lost count of how many times kids set fire to the trainig area and the amount of times guys had to try and get out there with beaters and extinguishers to stop fires from escalating out of control.

I don't think that any of the kids that started the fires were ever prosecuted (them or thier parents), which is IMO probably the way ahead.

 

[falling rain]

Joking aside: Good on you Toddy for doing the right thing - I do however hold a slightly different opinion: Someway we need to teach parents that children come with responsibilities. Children, given the appalling example of their parents, really have little chance in life and no choice but to immitate their parents poor decision-making ability and antisocial personalities.

Off me soapbox now.

Is there a Scot / English equivalent of the australian volunteer bushfire brigades?

To quote from a film I was watching the other night :- You need a licence to own a dog, to watch TV, even to fish, but ANYONE is allowed to have children !!!

 

[Salix]

Another bank holiday weekend.........................................................and yet more fires and vandalsim :tapedshut

Mark

3/5/06 Oh joy

Office door kicked in this morning when i got there, abandoned car been looted and more stress for the bar/shop staff. I just love May :tapedshut