Fight Fire - Go To Jail.
Author: colson
7
Jul
In the end, the controlled burn they set helped save the homes on their beloved Apple Pie Ridge — but not without major consequences.
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Outraged authorities arrested Ross Curtis, 48, on Friday on suspicion of illegally setting a backfire after disobeying official orders to stop.
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Yet another unremarkable case of people doing the right thing and being punished for it. While I agree that lighting a back-fire isn’t for those who know nothing about fires, these brothers knew what they were doing. And when there’s a standing order that your land is “undefendable” in the event of a forest fire, I ask: what would you do? Sit around and wait to watch your property burn?
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