Hi Michael, The Weston Owl has a few of those answers for you though I am not sure that the Weston fire has been pinpointed to anyone smoking a cigarette. It was a combination of a Red Flag Day and mulch before green-out is what I take away from it all.
https://westonowl.com/2023/04/12/did-you-know-the-incendiary-dangers-of-early-spring-mulching/ Stay safe, all. Kristin On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 7:20 PM Michael Dembowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have knowledge of how such a fire could start in mulch? - a > common enough material widely used. What measures could homeowners take to > help prevent such a horrible incident? > Michael Dembowski > Conant Road > > On Apr 13, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Alice Waugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My mistake for not including the link where it said "click here" for April > 10. Here is the story > <https://lincolnsquirrel.com/2023/04/firefighters-from-lincoln-and-other-towns-help-at-weston-fire/> > about the Weston fire. > > Alice Waugh > > Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel <https://www.lincolnsquirrel.com> and The > Lincoln Chipmunk <http://chipmunk.lincolnsquirrel.com> > > [email protected] > > 617-710-5542 (mobile) > > www.watusiwords.com > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 11:41 AM Steve Kropper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you were in a hurry and read the Chipmunk's Police log for April 3–9, >> 2023, you might think the town was burning up. >> >> From the *details *in the Chipmunk and a call I just had with the Fire >> Department, here's my summary of incendiary activity (not dialog!) in >> Lincoln last week. >> >> Thanks of course to Alice Waugh for source material! >> >> >> - Cambridge Turnpike/ Old County Road brush fire >> - Lincoln Road A caller reported a BBQ fire >> - North Avenue, Weston — Lincoln fire responded to a house fire >> - Beaver Pond Road — campfire in the woods >> - Farrar Road — brush fire by Lincoln town line w/ burn permit. >> - Weston Road — an out-of-control brush fire >> >> Steve Kropper, Partner >> Skunk Works Fund >> 60 Weston Road >> P. O. Box 6338 >> Lincoln, MA 01773 >> [email protected] >> 617 306 9312 >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Dedicated to the preservation of open space in Weston. www.WestonForestTrail.org
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