Hadn't thought of that.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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On 10/11/2009 3:16 AM Tom Hargrave wrote:

> If you happen to build the fire on top of a good size tree root, you need
> the axe to cut off a burning root.
>
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> Tom Hargrave
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> Rocket J Squirrel
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> Subject: [NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water
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> The dispersed camping guidelines for the national forest hereabouts urges
>   that "You should have a bucket, shovel, and axe available to control or
> extinguish escaped fire."
>
> ( http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/recreation/dispersed/index.shtml )
>
> I can see how the shovel and water (I assume that the bucket is meant to
> have water in it) would be useful if the fire jumps the fire ring, and for
> making sure that the fire is out -- dead out -- and covered before leaving.
>
> But how, exactly, would an axe be used to control or extinguish escaped
> fire? I'm fairly sure that I'm not in any way qualified or trained to be
> cutting down trees to form a fire break.
>
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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
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