Lets start a fire

Right now a brush fire is endangering homes in nearby Martin County. The fire flared up yesterday due to high winds. We're having a cold spell right now, and its very windy. At timtes over Saturday it felt like we're having a tropical distubance. The wind was that strong.

The thing about this brushfire is, it began as a controlled fire. It was set on Friday and supposedly extinguished Friday night. What knuckleheads set a controlled fire the day before the region is getting 30 MPH winds? I would have given a Knucklehead award out for this today if I had someone to blame. No one is stepping forward at the moment to take responsibility.

Idiotic Florida bureaucrats are the same all over. Bridges aren't US territory, Cruise ship musicians are national security threats and starting fires before a cold snap are just all ok. You really have to be glutton for punishment in this state.

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A controlled burn in Jonathan Dickinson State Park flared out of control Saturday morning, jumping across U.S. 1 and threatening homes.

Firefighters were still fighting the Jonathan Dickinson blaze as of 8 p.m. Saturday, and planned to continue dousing the fires and protecting homes along the east side of U.S. 1 just north of Tequesta from flaming debris being carried across the road by heavy winds, Martin County Fire-Rescue District Chief James Loffredo said.

State parks and recreation workers started the burn in the south end of the park on Friday and put it out Friday night, Loffredo said. It flared up at about 6 a.m. Saturday but was quickly extinguished.

At 2 p.m., the fire flared out of control, and firefighters responded from Martin County, Palm Beach County and the state Division of Forestry, Loffredo said.

Martin County sheriff's deputies and Tequesta police blocked U.S. 1 to all but local traffic.

Among the homes in most danger were those in the Rolling Hills subdivision, about a mile north of the Palm Beach County line, and houses along U.S. 1 between Rolling Hills and the entrance to the park, including the home of actor Burt Reynolds.

No evacuations were ordered.

"We've had fires before, but nothing this bad," said Bud Herthaus, who has lived in Rolling Hills for three years.