Maybe this is why they’re banned
The state air quality board recently banned the use of burn barrels, which was this regions’ way of dealing with junk paper and other household waste. Unfortunately too many people were burning things that are really unhealthy for you, like plastics, paints, etc. So now they are completely banned. Doesn’t stop people from using them, and it seems it’s the worst offenders we get called out on. This vehicle fire that we’re putting out started when a rubbish burn got out of control and embers drifted over to their junk filled truck and caught it on fire. Thinking that they would save $15 in dump fees, they ended up totalling their truck, and I imagine they are looking at fines on top of that. (Thanks to Caroline at the Ferndale Enterprise for providing the picture. That’s me on the far right.)