Good neighbors spot, stop potential fire
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June 6, 2013
To The Eagle:
This evening around 5 p.m. Jim Jespersen stopped by. He said he'd been driving past and stopped to extinguish smoking bark on our neighbor's flower bed adjacent to North Welcome Slough Road. The owner was away, so Jim wanted to let us know what had happened. I walked over with him to inspect the place he'd watered and we found three new smoking fumaroles in the bark. About two feet away from one fumarole was a cigarette butt.
I phoned the property owner, and during our conversation a second Puget Island resident stopped his truck to tell me he'd noticed smoke next door. It's great to know we have people here who care enough to stop and take action to prevent a disaster.
We'll keep the mulch moist for our non-resident neighbors while they're away. These afternoon winds and dry weather can be a dangerous combination. Maybe it's a good time to remind smokers to use those ash trays.
Vicki Bucklin
Puget Island
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