Dru Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether Forest Service workers can be charged with arson for a 365-hectare wildfire that was ignited after gusty winds carried flaming cow dung outside a controlled burn site. Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck said he received several complaints from farmers and ranchers in the Pawnee National Grassland area, where the Forest Service was conducting a controlled burn of prairie weeds March 11. Callers complained the fire shouldn't have been set because of high winds and the fire endangered farm property. The sheriff's office this week agreed to investigate. District Ranger Steve Currey said Forest Service officials also are investigating. Currey said the Forest Service will have to replace 14 power poles and a fence damaged in the fire. Why are there private cows on public land... thus creating flammable dung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 For the same reason that ClearChannel controls most of the public radio spectrum......and it's not they both create flammable dung, though you'd be excused for making that comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Why are there private cows on public land... For the same reason there are private cars on public roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 If anyone gets sued it should be the rancher for creating a cow dung hazard on land that was to be burned. No different than pouring puddles of gasoline everywhere if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo_Montalban Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 didn't they learn anything at los alamos? fire + wind = bad maybe they thought they'd have better luck since there weren't any trees around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 An analogy to the controlled burning of the American People... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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