We will add this to our Animal Arson series.
Last Spring in Arkansas Missouri:
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“Only in the Ozarks: We had a fire in Carter County yesterday just East of Van Buren and on the fire report the cause we listed it as debris burning. Well this cause doesn’t give the whole story justice: Well so here it goes, the landowner was burning a dead coyote in his front yard nothing real unusual about that but slightly on the edge of normal for Carter county. Now we’re getting to the details, the landowner had several hounds running around that had a mange problem. The landowner decided that he would treat them with used motor oil and a few other liquids, now you see where this is going. Well one of the treated dogs got too close to the burning coyote and burst into flames. This treated flaming hound then took off across a field thus setting it on fire during a red flag day. But luck was on our side as it didn’t take long for the flaming hound to burn out thus keeping our wildfire acres to a manageable size from this arson hound.”
Are we in urban legend territory here? There is a whole category called “The Animal’s Revenge.”
Bill,
When I sent you the fire report, you might have confused the Ozark statement from the years I spent in Arkansas when you were still a FMO. The correct state is Missouri and it was a Missouri Department Of Conservation (MDC) Forestry fire report. While this is an uncommon event it is not without precedent not only in the Ozarks but across the south and Appalachia. After 20 years of fire in the northern and southern ozarks, I am not surprise very much when it comes to human caused ignition, Actually I more surprised by lightning strikes which is a real threat this year or at least right now. It actually happen and MDC only sent it their cooperators, so that may explain why not everyone has heard the story.
Sorry, I do believe Van Buren, AR is in Crawford County…type-o!!
Hummm. Ok, I live in live in Carter County “MISSOURI” in which Van Buren, MO is the county seat. I don’t believe that Van Buren, AR is in Crawford County. Now before I moved here 6 years ago, I would not have made much of a distinction. Now though, I am curious as to which state it actually was. I am also a wildland firefighter and I find it hard to believe that I hadve not heard this story earlier when our HUGE county only consists of a whopping 6,200 people. Regardless, nasty!!! Nothing in the Ozarks shocks me, though.
Oops, it was in Missouri. Fixed it.
At least the still didn’t go up…
I won’t get my nose in the air on this one
-I got family that lives like that…