Burning Ban - Part IIby FireChief ()I have now had three experiences now where the county’s beloved Sheriff’s Deputies have not issued tickets for blatant disregard for the law. The latest one was yesterday; our Fire Dept was paged out for a possible structure fire because the fire was so close to the house. We arrived and found that the couple had set a large pile of trash on fire and left. A county deputy arrived on the scene at the same time as me. As we were putting the fire out and trying to locate the owner, I was told something that just shocked me. The deputy told me that they will not give out tickets for violating the Burn Ban. I asked him why, and his reply was that the DA’s office will not prosecute the tickets. Now… the message we are giving the public is what??? If the county will not give out the tickets then why do we fight the fires? Oh yea, that’s right, IT’S OUR JOB!! So to the Sheriff, DO YOUR JOB & WRITE THE TICKETS!!!! |