Growing fire hits 700 acres, threatens Deadwood (Black Hills of South Dakota)

Rapid City Journal ^ | 6-29-02 | Journal Staff and AP

[jrewingjr]

I wonder if the fire was started by a fat, jilted forester, or if it was a Mexican spotted owl census-taker.

[Atsilvquodi]

I understand your point...

but from what I hear, this was started by lightning.

this could get out of hand and cause major problems - but apparently there is a rapid escalation in fighting this fire - as evidenced by the call for a Type I incident management team.

quite a few resources already on the fire too. Hopefully temps will drop enough overnight to allow the fire to "sleep" and the firefighters to gain some headway.

[holyscroller]

Regardless of how they start, they go out of control because of the insane enviro-wacko policies of the past couple decades.

[2sheep]

>Deadwood under threat

Sounds like it could be cut off.

[BooBoo1000]

Man just arrested as suspect in the starting of the Slow Low fire in Arizona, to no ones he is an employee of the Bureau of Land Managment.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

If deadwood is cutoff in a forest, would anyone hear it?

[2sheep]

>If deadwood is cutoff in a forest, would anyone hear it?

It would be heard by the One who cut it off.

There are 7 questions in v. 3-6 below.  The answer to each is "No."

Am 3:1 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Here's another:

Q:  Shall a tree burn in the forest and the Lord hath not done it?

A:  No.  He did it.  Plan accordingly.

[demkicker]

"I wonder if the fire was started by a fat, jilted forester, or if it was a Mexican spotted owl census-taker."

...or one of Daschel's gubmint buddies.

[The Raven]

The last two fires were started by arsons. Now this. What's going on?

[da_toolman]

7 square miles, approx 4500 acres according to kevn.com

Suspected lightning that started the fire.

Guess I'll bring marshmallows and weenies on vacation.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

However, not every one complied in what residents said was chaos amid smoke and slurry bombers overhead.

What do you want to bet that the non-compliers were people gambling in the casinos? Just a hunch........

[rwfromkansas]

Is this heading to Sturgis? I have a friend there.