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clhw wrote:

> Also, what do they use to start the fire with?
> If gasoline, ok, but there are some chemicals sprayed on by helicopter onto
> the larger pulpewood tracts (and on National Forest land) which are fairly
> dangerous, especially to asthma sufferers, those allergic to
> organiophosphates, people on oxygen support, etc.
> Before I agreed to such, I would talk with the managers to see what exactly
> they propose to do.

Excellent.  I had not even thought of asking that...I'll bet what they 
are spraying from helicopters is a fire retardant to help keep a 
controlled burn in place.
As for starting the fire, now remember I am hearing this from a mutual 
friend, not directly from the forest service dude, apparently there is 
some kind of law/code/restriction that prevents the authorities from 
actually lighting the fire.  I will have to light it.  This law or 
whatever supposedly has a name even, something like Stephen's law or 
something like that that uses a man's name, according to my friend.  She 
 said she was so overwhelmed talking with the guy that she couldn't 
remem ber exactly.
But thanks Lynn, I'll be sure to check to see if there is any spraying 
to be done.

Bev

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