grass fire

[swamper 11]

just thought id share theses pics of a grass fire thats happening at the back of me now

its been spreading all day the pics dont realy give the true scale of it

 

 

 

[dodger 2,765]

Is that the same fire thats been on the news swamper was it caused by the heat?Is it under control yet mate?

[swamper 11]

dont know if its been on the news mate not seen the telly all day

 

been swiming in the sea all day with the kids as you do

 

but it looks like there letting it run its course as its still going at this time in the mornin

and the winds up aswell

 

but the same place is just recovering from the same a few months ago and has covered as far as manchester with smoke

[Guest gav d]

ther has been 2 in the back feilds behind my house over the past couple of weeks, the grass is extremely dry but it is obvious that kids have been lighting them, the fields are black now !

[swamper 11]

bloody glad it rained this morning

still alot of damage tho

[Stevie E 66]

  gav d said:

ther has been 2 in the back feilds behind my house over the past couple of weeks, the grass is extremely dry but it is obvious that kids have been lighting them, the fields are black now !

Seen that one Gav if it sets on fire there,ll do it up there

[cragman 2,791]

Swamper, that fire's still going mate . I walked the Terrier earlier...about 8pm and it was still smoking over the back of the moor. Some fire that mate. I'm working over there saturday morning so I'll have a look in between having a go at the geese.

[Vermin Dropper 2]

it's that time of year I'm afraid lads, I'm a FireFighter in the West Mids and we have to deal with hundreds of grass fires through the "summer holidays"

makes you feel like slapping the little buggers :ph34r: sometimes you can see plumes of smoke appearing further across the fields, as you put one out the buggers are lighting more, sometimes we can spend most of the shift just chasing grass fires from field to field (or park etc) :wacko:

[Guest Mr Keeps]

  Vermin Dropper said:

it's that time of year I'm afraid lads, I'm a FireFighter in the West Mids and we have to deal with hundreds of grass fires through the "summer holidays"

makes you feel like slapping the little buggers :ph34r: sometimes you can see plumes of smoke appearing further across the fields, as you put one out the buggers are lighting more, sometimes we can spend most of the shift just chasing grass fires from field to field (or park etc) :wacko:

 

Summer hols and hot weather is a bad combination if you are a firefighter, iam a full time firefighter in County Durham and we have been run of our feet this last couple of weeks, and the school hols have just started Some fell fires can burn for days , once the fire gets into the peat its a b*****d to put out.

Edited July 21, 2006 by Mr Keeps

[swamper 11]

  cragman said:

Swamper, that fire's still going mate . I walked the Terrier earlier...about 8pm and it was still smoking over the back of the moor. Some fire that mate. I'm working over there saturday morning so I'll have a look in between having a go at the geese.

 

its like i said mate them pics dont do it justice

thats a big hill and thats fire is massive

didnt know it was still going tho

if thay ask for help mate give me a shout

Edited July 21, 2006 by swamper

[Vermin Dropper 2]

  Mr Keeps said:

  Vermin Dropper said:

it's that time of year I'm afraid lads, I'm a FireFighter in the West Mids and we have to deal with hundreds of grass fires through the "summer holidays"

makes you feel like slapping the little buggers :ph34r: sometimes you can see plumes of smoke appearing further across the fields, as you put one out the buggers are lighting more, sometimes we can spend most of the shift just chasing grass fires from field to field (or park etc) :wacko:

 

Summer hols and hot weather is a bad combination if you are a firefighter, iam a full time firefighter in County Durham and we have been run of our feet this last couple of weeks, and the school hols have just started Some fell fires can burn for days , once the fire gets into the peat its a b*****d to put out.

 

Keeps, I'm whole time too mate, back on at 7 in the bloody morning, like you said the kids have already had us run off our feet and the holls have only just begun!

I don't know if you have heard of it...... the seven trent sewage treatment plant near Coleshill? the sewage lagoons have been burning for about ten days now, last tour we had 12 trucks there on day shifts and reduced to 6 on nights, the authorities reckon it smoulders all year underground, it's just when it breaks the surface sending plumes of smoke across the motorways it becomes a problem, then as you know it's a right bugger to control!

as you can imagine the smell is something else! :sick: :sick:

 

[swamper 11]

went and had a look last night and its still going

there useing a hellicopter to drop water now

 

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

  Vermin Dropper said:

Sewage lagoons burning

 

 

 

That is just incomprehensable!!! My god! First you guys walk toward blazing fires. Now you have to put up with That???

 

Where the hell's the RESPECT button on this thing?! It honestly brings tears to my eyes when I consider the unadulterated selflessness of the Fire Fighters. I Salute You!

[Vermin Dropper 2]

  Ditch_Shitter said:

  Vermin Dropper said:

 

Sewage lagoons burning

 

 

 

That is just incomprehensable!!! My god! First you guys walk toward blazing fires. Now you have to put up with That???

 

Where the hell's the RESPECT button on this thing?! It honestly brings tears to my eyes when I consider the unadulterated selflessness of the Fire Fighters. I Salute You!

 

 

Many Thanks for that DS,

I've been keeping an eye on your posts of late and I can honestly say I'd rather be you right now, out on my smallholding, trapping mink.

[Guest Mr Keeps]

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