Amazing, huh. My guess would be because it was weekend. I have no way to know, but chances are that it was just a weekend chore that someone had planned. Frustrating.
They probably will not have anything left after they get through paying the bill for this fire.
My thoughts go out to the homeowners, and the firefighters that are in the path.
I live in south Edmond and the smoke cloud was so big earlier it looked like the fire was just a few miles away from me.
The chain saw stays sharp and on the ready just for these occasions! I will destroy my landscape if it means I may save my house. saw a few pople last year that were going full blast with the plow and brush hogs just knocking down everything they could around them to save their house and barns after the railroad tracks caught fire.
Oaks and elms will go, but not like the cedars; those things go up so fast it's amazing that they don't explode. I remember watching coverage of a fire between Norman and Noble a few years ago; I was familiar with place, and had a good sense of scale. I'll never forget one particular tree; it was about 10-15 feet tall, but when the fire hit it, it was like someone had poured gasoline on the fire--the flames suddenly jumped up a good 50 feet in the air above the tree.
I always wondered about that 'til someone pointed out that they're essentially wicks full of turpentine. They sure look like it when they catch alight...
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