sweetheart
06-May-06, 14:19
Last 2 nights ago, thursday midnight, I saw a fire burning in the strathy
commons. I called the fire brigade and went out for several hours of
firefighting, the fire was out by 5am after burning a few hectares. The
fire was set in the same place where a fire was set 2 years ago, one
that burned a large area taking the fire brigade to put out before it
got near the houses, and both times, criminally illegal.
Both fires were set in high winds not following ANY of the guidelines
for a proper muirburn:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/26800/0014463.pdf
Worse still, the fire was set upwind of 2 houses, one with a woman
in her 90's, and another gentleman in his 60's. Around their houses are
fields with animals, lambs and RSPB protected coastal grasslands.
Clearly the firebugs hoped not to be caught early, as their
fire would burn the entire west strathy common if they got lucky
that the fire get a nights start before anyone caught it. If it
jumped a small road, it had the potential to burn all of strathy
point. It was by sheer luck that it was caught early.
It is pretty much common knowledge who set these fires, and if the
law can't catch them, i hope an ASBO does. The fire last year that
burned through armadale towards kirtomy was simply dangerous and
foolhardy to set.. so for 3 years running, these firebugs have
endagered their neigbhorsand the local wildlife with an annual fire...
at least 1 a year.
Can ANYTHING be done? I'm sorry i'm upset about this, my breathing
is not back to normal yet from inhaling all the smoke during the fire
fighting... i'm upset that the kids are that stupid, and that evil, that
they would set fire upwind from a sleeping old lady and a bunch of
lambing sheep. (all involved are locals)
The cost of the fire brigade should be paid by those fire setters, at
the very least. An asbo would be even cheaper than a fire brigade.
Or a fire watch officer to work the commons for 1 month during the
fire season to keep the fires from being set.
commons. I called the fire brigade and went out for several hours of
firefighting, the fire was out by 5am after burning a few hectares. The
fire was set in the same place where a fire was set 2 years ago, one
that burned a large area taking the fire brigade to put out before it
got near the houses, and both times, criminally illegal.
Both fires were set in high winds not following ANY of the guidelines
for a proper muirburn:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/26800/0014463.pdf
Worse still, the fire was set upwind of 2 houses, one with a woman
in her 90's, and another gentleman in his 60's. Around their houses are
fields with animals, lambs and RSPB protected coastal grasslands.
Clearly the firebugs hoped not to be caught early, as their
fire would burn the entire west strathy common if they got lucky
that the fire get a nights start before anyone caught it. If it
jumped a small road, it had the potential to burn all of strathy
point. It was by sheer luck that it was caught early.
It is pretty much common knowledge who set these fires, and if the
law can't catch them, i hope an ASBO does. The fire last year that
burned through armadale towards kirtomy was simply dangerous and
foolhardy to set.. so for 3 years running, these firebugs have
endagered their neigbhorsand the local wildlife with an annual fire...
at least 1 a year.
Can ANYTHING be done? I'm sorry i'm upset about this, my breathing
is not back to normal yet from inhaling all the smoke during the fire
fighting... i'm upset that the kids are that stupid, and that evil, that
they would set fire upwind from a sleeping old lady and a bunch of
lambing sheep. (all involved are locals)
The cost of the fire brigade should be paid by those fire setters, at
the very least. An asbo would be even cheaper than a fire brigade.
Or a fire watch officer to work the commons for 1 month during the
fire season to keep the fires from being set.