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Apparently some folks think it’s fun to set fires on Halloween. A giant pile of trees piled up at the first corner west of Stafford on Old Highway 50 was one of several fires started Monday night.
Unfortunately, this type of so-called fun can often lead to people getting hurt and the loss of property according to Stafford County EMS director Steve Moody.
“That’s why firefighters have to respond to these fires,” he said. “A fire of this magnitude will put off extreme heat and launch flames high into the air. Along with these flames the fires have another component, embers, (that can spread over a wide area.)”
The strong southerly winds carried the embers of this fire towards a large shelter belt immediately north of the fire, with a house just behind that. Furthermore, it drifted embers northwest into a field of CRP grass.
It took the efforts of Stafford County firefighters from three separate stations to protect neighboring property and control the fire.
“Please share this message with others,” Moody said. “Think a bit before you do something stupid like setting a pile of dead trees on fire. It seems like a fun thing to do, but it’s not.”
Moody said the fire was contained along with several small hay bale fires that were set in the city limits of Stafford over Halloween night with no loss of life or damage to property.
Copy fom Wordpress blog by Steve Moody, Stafford County EMS director.
Apparently some folks think it’s fun to set fires on Halloween. A giant pile of trees piled up at the first corner west of Stafford on Old Highway 50 was one of several fires started Monday night.
Unfortunately, this type of so-called fun can often lead to people getting hurt and the loss of property according to Stafford County EMS director Steve Moody.
“That’s why firefighters have to respond to these fires,” he said. “A fire of this magnitude will put off extreme heat and launch flames high into the air. Along with these flames the fires have another component, embers, (that can spread over a wide area.)”
The strong southerly winds carried the embers of this fire towards a large shelter belt immediately north of the fire, with a house just behind that. Furthermore, it drifted embers northwest into a field of CRP grass.
It took the efforts of Stafford County firefighters from three separate stations to protect neighboring property and control the fire.
“Please share this message with others,” Moody said. “Think a bit before you do something stupid like setting a pile of dead trees on fire. It seems like a fun thing to do, but it’s not.”
Moody said the fire was contained along with several small hay bale fires that were set in the city limits of Stafford over Halloween night with no loss of life or damage to property.
Copy fom Wordpress blog by Steve Moody, Stafford County EMS director.
