Thank Heaven
for safety, as well as fire departments!
I had to run to Victor yesterday, and on the way home, as Ben and I turned the corner on a side road, we saw the remains of a rather large brush fire. I was surprised the ground was dry enough to allow so much acreage to burn, but maybe we are just a lot wetter in our neck of the woods!
From the number of trucks at the scene, the local fire department must have requested some backup.
The cars and trucks parked behind the fire equipment were volunteer firemen who responded to the call. They also parked in front of the house and as we passed by, several firefighters were talking on the front yard.
Two firemen were walking the field, presumably making sure that no sparks were left behind to reignite.
As we made our way home, the very large drill that I showed a few days ago was still hard at work! This time, the workmen were drilling directly in the center of the roadway! As we passed, I was so bummed I couldn’t sstop and get a closeup of the drill!
The town of Bristol recently placed water lines in along the highway. I’m really unsure whether this job is related to that or not but it makes for some interesting conversation for passers-by!
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Do you mean they are not drilling for oil?!!!
It’s surprising how dry ground not very far under the surface can be, even when the topsoil is soaking wet.
Many areas in Scotland have large stretches of peat close to the surface which you’d think would hold water like a sponge, but if a fire gets started then it can take weeks to make sure it is completely out.
I can’t believe they are drilling in the road.. how strange!
That fire looks like it was nasty… the fire department did a good job knocking it down. Wintered over grass is actually dryer than dieing grass in the fall… we used to have more grass fires in the spring than in the fall when I was in the fire department.
Love volunteer fire fighters responding in their personal vehicles! My sister’s hubby is one…his day job is city paramedic. He like firefighting more, but can’t work for the city because he refuses to live *in* the city…but that’s another story! Love the pictures, Kae…