07/04/09, 02:45 PM
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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: South Central Kansas
Posts: 11,076
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Well now that the fire is out it was a good thing. Cleans out the area so it won't be prone to another fire so soon.
In the days before volunteer fire departments, in my area, farmers would note smoke miles away and would gather to fight the prairie fires. Those that lived closer would bring tractors with implements and attempt to plow/work fire guards. Those that drove to the area would use shovels, web burlap bags to beat out the fire, or any other method they found to work with them. I became a fan of a plain old grain scoop shovel. Slide it along in the fire and it would deprive it of oxygen and smother it. Finding the proper speed was key so that it went out instead of reigniting.
In the late 1970s my hometown volunteer fire department acquired a military surplus jeep and a 6X6 truck. Both were outfitted with tanks and pumping units and hoses.
They practically eliminated the need for farmers gathering to fight fire. Oil field tanker trucks would bring water to the fire truck as needed. Amazing how much fire you can fight with 1500 gallons of water.
Glad the fire stopped before engulfing your property. Be sure to properly thank the fire fighters in whatever manner would be appropriate.
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