Details, Details

I guess I didn't give very good details, eh?

So last year we cleared out some property to have more horse pasture. This is just down the driveway from the house. A huge burn pile had been built up to burn.
You might remember the coyote den I posted this winter? Same pile.

So they started burning the pile in late April. It burned for a week or so and then we were hit with all the rain. Days and days of rain put it out, or so we thought. It hadn't burned or smoked in a couple of weeks.

So, as you know now, it had ignited itself Saturday morning. It was a sight for sure. Luckily I have good neighbors and an impressive volunteer fire department. I was really impressed how quickly they got here.
From what they say, tree trunks can hold the heat and fire for months and just spark whenever. So... the forestry department stayed until it was put out, used some kind of foam I guess. They even had heat sensors to measure any heat left.

We then found every hose I owned (five) and hooked them up all the way over to the fire and left a sprinkler on overnight. I turned it off this morning.

It was interesting how everyone showed up and the reactions. Fire sirens in our little town at 5am.. alerts EVERYONE. I'm sure I'm the talk of the town :)
We sat out and watched for several hours, and I even made coffee for the firefighters.

I guess the scariest moment for me was between the time of the call and them showing up. Thankfully it was cool outside and no wind. Ugh.. could have been scary then.

So there ya go, another installment in Leesa's Law.