L.C. Gunn Fire Arson
Air tanker drops retardant on fire, photo submited by Douglas Waller
Prince George, B.C.- The fire at L.C. Gunn Park was deliberately set.
Yesterday, shortly after 2 in the afternoon, fire was spotted in the park on the east side of the Fraser River. Prince George Fire rescue, and forestry resources responded to douse the flames.
A helicopter dropped buckets of water, and later, an air tanker offered support, dropping 6 loads of retardant oon the flames.
Two helicopters then spent the evening scooping water from the nearby Fraser River and dropping it on the fire grounds.
Ground crews spent the evening containing the fire and establishing perimeters.
They will be back again today working to extinguish hot spots.
RCMP are now looking for the person(s) responsible as Fire fighters identified eight to ten different spots where fires had been deliberately set along a foot path in L.C. Gunn Park.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300
Comments
Some people’s kids…
Unbelievable!
I hope they are caught. People that don’t respect the beauty of nature and the trails we all get to appreciate should be in jail.
I too hope that they are caught. They put many peoples homes in danger. A forest fire in City limits can wreak unimaginable damage.
I have a lot of words to say about this individual, but none of them are nice, so I’ll keep them to myself. ;)
Perhaps this or these individuals need to be put to work fighting forest fires so they can have an appreciation of the destructiveness of a fire. This would never happen however, as I am sure that when caught, they would be found to be persons who will blame someone else for their destructive actions.
Hey, what an opportunity for the government to charge the carbon tax on the landowners for all the pollution from the forest fires in BC. Oh, wait a minute, we are the owners of most of the land on fire. Another good idea gone to waste. Just wonder if any of the ecological groups has calculated how much greenhouse gas is being created by the forest fires? Perhaps we should clear cut the province to avoid such fires in the future? :)
Posted by: who da thunk on July 17 2014 8:48 AM
Perhaps this or these individuals need to be put to work fighting forest fires so they can have an appreciation of the destructiveness of a fire. This would never happen however, as I am sure that when caught, they would be found to be persons who will blame someone else for their destructive actions.
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Ain’t that the truth! In this day and age it’s always someone else’ fault.
I am sure there are quite a few property owners and livestock owners that could have been seriously affected by this would like to talk to this or these idiots . Fortunately my animals are a fair distance away and not in immediate danger , but I know a few people were evacuating their horses as a precaution. All they will get if ever caught is a fine and slap on the wrist . Too bad . Maybe they should be made to pay restitution to the people who did make the choice to move their animals just in case . That is not an easy task for most .
I wonder if it is the same sick mind that has been lighting all the fires around here lately?
catch the ba$tard, fine them and pay for the cost of it. I bet four run on the bomber and the chopper is a nice $30k bill. Not so funny now.
Posted by: He spoke on July 17 2014 11:46 AM
catch the ba$tard, fine them and pay for the cost of it. I bet four run on the bomber and the chopper is a nice $30k bill. Not so funny now.
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Probably a lot more then 30K but do you honestly think this guy will have the cash to pay?
Put him in the belly of the bomber and drop him on a fire somewhere.
You guys realize this was most likely kids (as in children) right?
Posted by: weaksauce on July 17 2014 12:39 PM
You guys realize this was most likely kids (as in children) right?
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And your point is?
Most likely children in their 20’s…….
I like Axman’s solution……
Axman gets my vote
I can’t condone vilolence but lock them up in a jail cell for 24 hours a day with nothing but the “bible” of their religion..
wonder if they could write lines for the next 50 years as well….kind of like when we were in school many years ago….
no, none of those are severer enough, this person or persons have got some real mental issues….
The problem is, if its children, they are told its not nice to set the forest on fire.
Heck, when I was a kid, and I got busted doing something, my butt would be bleeding from the belt.
Posted by: weaksauce on July 17 2014 12:39 PM
You guys realize this was most likely kids (as in children) right?
A big fat SO!
There is a little jail up on the hill for such delinquents! Throw them away as far as I’m concerned.
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