Wicklow on Fire!

cormie

Bush fires are spreading through the hills of Kilmacanogue :eek: Took this vidjo earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JZUFZTeM0

Anyone know what started it? I heard there were 2 fires in Cork today aswell in some place with a similar name to Kimacanogue

IvySlayer

Jaysus! Any idea what started it? It couldn't of been lightning, nothing on the radar.

Mr Benevolent

cormie wrote: »

Anyone know what who started it?

FYP. Boredom appears to be a Firestarter too.

admiralofthefleet

are they not just gorse fires, i saw a load of them last week on the way to arklow

metalwood

there is a fire currently on the hills in jenkinstown, in the cooley mountain fairly close to houses although it has started to rain

Fear Uladh

metalwood wrote: »

there is a fire currently on the hills in jenkinstown, in the cooley mountain fairly close to houses although it has started to rain

It finally makes itself useful.

IvySlayer

metalwood wrote: »

there is a fire currently on the hills in jenkinstown, in the cooley mountain fairly close to houses although it has started to rain

Not much though

InkSlinger67

Friction fire started by all the dogging in Greystones

Ian Beale

No great loss then, it might even make the place nicer....... nah never mind

Bucklesman

Something of an explaination here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055852285

If you'll notice we haven't had much any rain in a while. Wicklow must be like a tinderbox atm.

ktulu123

I can see it from my window, I drove to have a look aswell (as you do). Looks like most of the hill is burnt. The wind isnt helping either!

Jesus Wept

It's just the northern lights.

OutlawPete

Don't blame Drew Barrymore anyway, she stopped that s*** years ago, spends her time these days just kissing other girls

phasers

Wicklow forum

OutlawPete

phasers wrote: »

Wicklow forum

Let's not be too hasty now, how far is this fire from the Dublin border? :cool:

IvySlayer

OP, I know a lot of people probably have seen it, even though have you rang the Fire Bridgade? Are they aware?

El Weirdo

Chillaxe wrote: »

It finally makes itself useful.

So rain's only use is putting out fires?

BluesBerry

Its probably the farmers pulling an insurance scam

Bloody farmers..........gurr

ktulu123

IvySlayer wrote: »

OP, I know a lot of people probably have seen it, even though have you rang the Fire Bridgade? Are they aware?

Yeah I saw a couple out at it and a cop car too! I think its nearly gone now

admiralofthefleet

OutlawPete wrote: »

Let's not be too hasty now, how far is this fire from the Dublin border? :cool:

its not too far and cromlech fields in ballybrack is near enough to the border too. bonus

brendansmith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oKiK1KhQs

OutlawPete

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

its not too far and cromlech fields in ballybrack is near enough to the border too. bonus

Will Danial Day Lewis be okay?

epgc3fyqirnbsx

IvySlayer wrote: »

OP, I know a lot of people probably have seen it, even though have you rang the Fire Bridgade? Are they aware?

I have a mate who lives in the middle of a bog, literally, and there are quite a few houses around.
Every few years there is a bog fire, no major flames but lots of smouldering and a ridicolous amount of smoke.
But no one wants to be the one to ring the fire brigade. Why?
Because there's a €500 call out charge just for making the bloody phone call!

I couldn't believe it but he swears its true, had to get onto a TD to get the charge lifted before

NothingMan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

The first 30 seconds of this went through my head when I read the title.

Millicent

Daleyza Defeated Kettledrum wrote: »

I have a mate who lives in the middle of a bog, literally, and there are quite a few houses around.
Every few years there is a bog fire, no major flames but lots of smouldering and a ridicolous amount of smoke.
But no one wants to be the one to ring the fire brigade. Why?
Because there's a €500 call out charge just for making the bloody phone call!

I couldn't believe it but he swears its true, had to get onto a TD to get the charge lifted before

Ridiculously enough, it is true. Calling out the fire brigade has a cost depending on where you live. There was a whole Gerry Ryan show about it a few months back.

phasers

Buy a pay as you go mobile, don't register it, keep for emergency use.

Throw it into the fire before they arrive to destroy the evidence.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

That is bloody ridicolous, weighing up risk of life vs pocket

NothingMan

Daleyza Defeated Kettledrum wrote: »

But no one wants to be the one to ring the fire brigade. Why?
Because there's a €500 call out charge just for making the bloody phone call!

Sorry slasher, but I have to call bollocks on this. Maybe if it's a false alarm in your own house, but you can phone in a fire without giving your credit card details or calling from a personal number.

Edit: Depending on the area you are right. Although I assume for a forest fire the owner is responsible and not the person who phones it in.

* Charges

Some local authorities have placed charges on certain Fire Service functions, such as a flat fee for domestic fires like chimney fires, and may seek the actual cost to them as a charge on commercial fires, forestry fires, false alarms and instances that require the use of special equipment.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

read Millicents post but yeah, I would have thought it pretty hard to enforce unless you ring on a landline

citizen_p

just a farmer burning bushes.....spread a little too much i guess

NothingMan

Daleyza Defeated Kettledrum wrote: »

read Millicents post but yeah, I would have thought it pretty hard to enforce unless you ring on a landline

I just googled and edited my post. That is crazy, it seems all our taxes are just spent on TD's wages and doll fees, we have to pay for all our 'public' services.

I still reckon the charge would have to be to either the starter or owner of the property on fire and not the innocent bystander who phones it in.

Bonito

*crosses fingers*

Please burn out cúnt of an ex's house :pac:

IrishManSaipan

Returning eastern europeans immigrants are operating a scortched earth policy.:pac:

squod

Not one Bray related joke so far. WTF like.

The HorsesMouth

I blame Mary Harney

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Fire in the East!

Evil on the rise!

I could swear I just saw a Ringwraith fly over the house!

Sauron is back! (aka Bertie)

expectationlost

cormie wrote: »

Bush fires are spreading through the hills of Kilmacanogue :eek: Took this vidjo earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JZUFZTeM0

you set a fire just to advertising man with van business? :P

pirelli

expectationlost wrote: »

you set a fire just to advertising man with van business? :P

That's not true

These are seasonal fires. Common around the counties.

Fratton Fred

There was a hill fire somewhere off the M8 on Sunday. I don't think it was the middle of nowhere, but certainly somewhere close to it.

SugarHigh

pirelli wrote: »

That's not true

These are seasonal fires. Common around the counties.

no ****.:p

TheZohanS

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

Returning eastern europeans immigrants are operating a scortched earth policy.:pac:

I've had enough of your non-national bashing and sly digs.

Banned.

Cookie_Monster

Meh, happens every year, perfectly normal.
Its just people burning the gorse, maybe a little out of control.

hobochris

The fire was started by the church to get the attention away from them, you know, over the whole touching molesting kids thing..

Son Of A Vidic

Possible theory: Sparks from a sheeps ar$e caused by a farmer????

phasers

phasers wrote: »

Buy a pay as you go mobile, don't register it, keep for emergency use.

Throw it into the fire before they arrive to destroy the evidence.

If you take the sim card outta your phone and turn it on, you can still dial 112.

brianthebard

BluesBerry wrote: »

Its probably the farmers pulling an insurance scam

Bloody farmers..........gurr

Wtf?

deisedevil

Fratton Fred wrote: »

There was a hill fire somewhere off the M8 on Sunday. I don't think it was the middle of nowhere, but certainly somewhere close to it.

Lol, great post. I'm just going to pretend you didn't know what you were doing there, seems better

Supercell

Ehh..this hapens every year.
The pyro locals set fire to the hills every year at this time for some reason, I dont know why, no fecking animal ever grazes there but i assume there must be a reason for it??

Elenxor

cormie wrote: »

Bush fires are spreading through the hills of Kilmacanogue :eek: Took this vidjo earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JZUFZTeM0


It was'nt me!!!;)

Scarydoll

It's probably just to get rid of the gorse bushes. They do that alot in the country.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Mayo advertiser is showing a similar fire on an uninhabited island

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/digitaleditions.aspx?tab=0&pid=4d7e191c-4960-4c44-a8d2-7c892caae409

But yeah, its probably a scam, feckin pyromaniac farmers