Burning Cow Dung Starts Colorado Wildfire

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Burning Cow Dung Starts Colorado Wildfire

LONGMONT, Colo. - Authorities are investigating whether Forest Service workers can be charged with arson for a 900-acre 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 that 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.

 

[Washington Hunter]

Arson??? That's just stupid. They're only trying to do their job. Mistakes happen. |oo

 

[Hunterman]

Hell if the forest service wants to do a burn,,,they are more thab welcome to come over to my place and burn the back field hump

Hunterman(Tony)

 

[Quiet_One]

Anymore all the stupid law can do go after dumb chit that nothin but let the real crime go becouse they to wussie to do chit about it i belivev guy was doin his job

 

[Hunterman]

I have seen it time and time again QO...With the goverment employee,,at times your damned if you do, or damned if you don't hump I work for the state of Washington, and have been lumped into this class a time or two..

Hunterman(tony)