Open burning in Cache County kicked off on Tax Day this year. Let’s see, that’s two days ago officially. This year there is a 1 month window for anyone with ordinary combustibles like tree trimmings, overgrown yards, etc., to burn it up. As long as they call to see if the air quality allows burning that day, and receive a permit, they’re good to go.
Agriculture burning has been going on for some time already this year, as well as some yard burning before the official season. This photo was taken from our backyard this afternoon, of a field northwest of Newton receiving the treatment so many others have and will receive.
Today, the open burning season kicked off with a bang, for firefighters. Two permitted fires went out of control, requiring fire department response. It’s not the first time this year that a well meaning fire has required a call to summon fire trucks, not even close. These two did require multiple vehicles from numerous stations to control, and they were in progress at the same time.
A haystack and a barn caught fire in Cove, 4 stations sent trucks to manage that incident. South of Logan a grass fire was burning out of control with the wind helping it. Both of Logan’s stations were emptied and a call to Wellsville brought brush trucks and tenders.
I imagine the rest of the season will have moments where firefighters need to respond and control the results of a well meaning fire. It’s the time of year that many - if not all - of the county stations will get a call. Job security for firefighters. Hopefully not in a large way like today, or other out-of-control fires in other years, but we’ll see.
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