I just drove up from Boulder, and at about 8:30pm, there was a campfire that a man had built between the road and the creek, probably in a fire ring that he'd built but certainly not in an established site, at a big bend about half a mile below Jamestown. I talked to him, and he was convinced that there was no fire ban (he might be right, in general) and that it was safe. He said he was going to cook his dinner and then put it out and return to Boulder. Meanwhile, the flames were 2 feet high, blowing in the wind.
There are few sights that frighten me as much as open flames in the woods. I called the Left Hand fire department from the Merc, but just left a message, then came home and called the sheriff. They said they would send someone to look.
It doesn't seem right that someone can endanger all of us like that. Is it legal to do that?
There are few sights that frighten me as much as open flames in the woods. I called the Left Hand fire department from the Merc, but just left a message, then came home and called the sheriff. They said they would send someone to look.
It doesn't seem right that someone can endanger all of us like that. Is it legal to do that?