Stump Burning🔥Caught by Fire Department‼️
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This stump burning ended with a visit from the local fire department. Likely I was able to get the whole stump burned to the ground! Please consider hitting that like button and subscribing to the channel to see more content like this.
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If you put bricks arround it ,it's called a fire pit.
Camouflage really does work.
You cook on it it's a bbq too 😊
The problem is, the fire can track the roots and cause fires to break out elsewhere.
Also illegal during times of drought or Heat Wave...No wood burning or trash burning or ANY burning.
If the fire department comes just take some hangers and hot dogs and stick them out over the fire… technically they cant fine you just for cooking outside.
It's a control burn you are there..👍👍
Imagine living somewhere where you can't have a fire in your own back yard
It depends one if you are zoned where it is aloud. Next if it is windy out and the area around clear of dry under brush. Last have firefighting gear ready for just in case. I can legally burn. I'm zoned AG. I have both a fire pit and a burn barrel. Also a fireplace in my home. I do not burn when it's windy unless it has rained or snow on the ground. If you had ran a water hose out I think they would have left.
"Land of the free" and they have a smoke police..😂
As long as it was contained (which it was) and you aren’t over any gas lines/infrastructure (doubtful cause there was a tree there previously) then really it’s fine
If you placed a grill rack & a rack of ribs over it, it’s called a cookout & you coulda made some firefighters very happy that day.🍖
The FB arrived 3rd day, we used to have such FB 40 years ago
Holy shit, what kind of screwed up neighborhood do you live in?!?! That's seriously fucked up the fire department would come out for such a tiny fire. So scary
Depends. Location. Looks like it was burning under a hot flame. Just the smoldering smell ,, it is a health hazard. Older people with CO PD. Suffer immensely.
Dude going to set the rest of the trees on fire through the roots
It wasn't the fire department who didn't appreciate your burning. It was the neighbor who called them.
It's all of the above considering you need to have a burning permit within city limits or risk burning your neighbor's houses down
@@jessicalittle608lol fires that have permits know their limits I guess
Wait, you mean you don't want your neighborhood covered in a smoke screen for 2 days?
@@pcmasterracetechgod5660go burn something in your yard bum it won’t smoke your neighborhood 😂
Truth. Don't throw words together that don't belong, "fire, police."
I love the way the truck is peeping over the fence like “hey whatchu doing there”
You could've grilled a lot. But yoi decided to not grill even a sausage. 😢
Lol reminder me of "home improvement " with howdy naibor over the fence all the time 😅
Yeaaaaaaaa, my nextdoor neighbor did this when i was around 13. The roots were MUCH bigger than expected and ended up catching fire without anyone knowing. The house burnt down that night along with his two cars.
I had no idea fire could keep burning down in the roots underground wth. I'd figure there wouldn't be enough oxygen.
Did you laugh at them
😂
Momma always said stupid is as stupid does.
@@Mediocre00Rebel you should look up coal mine fires. also some people add an oxidiser of some kind when burning stumps
I had a huge oak stump when I bought a house. Everybody was suggesting to burn it, when I decided to do so, I checked where the gas pipe is, thanks God I did, cause it couple feet away from 5 feet stump.
Stamp?
@@davidbryant3532stump genius.
@@davidbryant3532 thanks, I edited the post.
5 feet stamp burning in my yard 🤣
😮
Safety first of course
Bro’s a professional next door neighbour
What?
@@empatheticfrog2052what?
for real
@@empatheticfrog2052he's implying dude's an awful neighbour to have.
Imagine can't doing laundry for a few days... What a professional neighbor
The fire department usually likes a courtesy call to prevent reporting to a controlled burn. They will sometimes inform you if there is a burn ban due to drought conditions as well.
This is the way.
Dude it’s a stump in his backyard. You do not need to call the fire department for that.
Uhmmm anyone starting a fire in a fire pit is a controlled burn and drought or not a fire will still start
@@_BIGSteve Dude… read the first sentence more carefully. Calling ahead just prevents the possibility of the fire department showing up should someone call it in. Even so, it’s usually a good idea to call in case there are burn restrictions put in place.
@@_BIGStevewhen ya got wildfires everywhere ya use some common sense
Yup. Friend had a younger idiot neighbor who told her to eff off when she kindly & concernedly warned him about the roots. So, she had her husband & son go cut a fire trench & cut any major roots from his place to hers. 3 nights later, flames shot up and got his home heating oil tank which got the house, the garage, & his new tractor. She is a wayyyy better human than I am. She put those neighbors (including the husband) up in a cabin she had that served as a guest cottage/meditational prayer space until they could rebuild.
Bro the fire department is chill af every time
Unless you record them for trespassing to put out a nutritional fire, and get threatened with being charged with arson on property that you own, and pay taxes on shrug
@@rebekahtucker9201you are officially ready for the MAGA wars
@@rebekahtucker9201 its the fire dept relax idk why you have hate for a fire department unless you don’t move out of there way like a mindless idiot
@@rebekahtucker9201 just don't be a dumbass criminal, it's that easy
@@rebekahtucker9201What's a nutritional fire?
Make sure you cut the roots if you're going to burn them. Don't want the fire to spread underground via roots. Sometimes it can pop up somewhere else days later
It's crazy how dead and decomposing roots can catch fire.
my thoughts exactly
I wouldnt say fire more or less smoldering. Drench the soil in water in a circle around the stump i think should kill it
We’ve set a whole 50 acres up in flames 4 days after burning a stump since we figured it would be cool to do ……… well unfortunately we didn’t get no warning from fire department but we did receive a hefty 10,000 fine in the end. Lesson learned and did not argue with them since we knew for a fact it won’t get us anywhere but hey …. Atleast we’ve experienced it Lmao 🤣……. Never doing it again tho
@@jonathanciemitis1462oof 10k 💀
Man that time lapse was therapy
Dont start a trend bro.... last thing we need is an arson ASMR
@@azzamziply3039YES NOW WE TALKING
We need it
@@azzamziply3039that is the first thing we need
Something about watching those branches just almost melt into the ash was so satisfying
I was today old when I learned roots can burn underground thanks to fire fighter comments! Learned something important today!
'What are you planning' 😅 that was what your comment made my brain think.
I burned a stump in my backyard and there was a root that burned underground for almost 2 weeks. There was a smoking cavity on the edge of where the stump was that just kept getting bigger and eventually caved in, leaving behind a 20 foot long trench 😂. This looks like a residential area, I'd be worried about utility lines if I were this guy.
@@roxannee8316"What are you saying?"
_That_ was what your comment made me think.
Ohhh yeah they can, and "drenching the soil" like other comments have suggested does nothing.
For an entire summer there was this one really dry spot on my jobs property and the neighboring company's employees would just flick their cigarettes when done.
That spot have caught fire 20 times. We'd SOAK the area for like 30 minutes only to have underground fires pop up in several locations 20 feet away. It was quite frustrating.
Places in the UK are at risk like this as well because of peat. Unless it's been raining for a week you can't have a fire on the ground or you'll burn the whole forest down from underground.
@@roxannee8316planning on being safe the next time you light a campfire duhhh
Be aware of where your gas lines are before doing this. The roots can and do smolder for about a week.
Came to say this
There’s gas lines under neither trees?
@@6GorillaBiscuitstrees can grow after the fact
Below ground level, then put the hose in it for 5 or 10 min..
It can actually smolder for months.
We had a fire reignite months later and the fire department was called and they had to put foam on it..
The fire Dept here appreciates when you let them know beforehand.
For...?
So they don’t get a call from someone thinking a house is on fire.
Yup, supposed to let them know first before U burn. If Ur allowed to have a campfire that another thing but, plz do the right thing
@@janethompson2305I think not calling them to report someone burning a stump in a grass field makes more sense.
Last time I checked, fire permit are free , it just to help them filter out fake alert or if you have a fire restriction going ( heat wave), well they will tell you when you ask for the permit.
"Sir you can't do that."
"Who are you, the smoke police?"
"Yeah."
"oh shhi😅!"
And we are here to smoke some criminals
deadass😂😂😂
As a firefighter, I can say I've seen personally where old roots act like lateral chimneys and will easily draw the fire underground 20-30 ft from where you're standing
Thnk u i like learning
@@jbrown4137it's possible, it's also easy to avoid if you have a few functioning brain cells.
Yep. A dumbass friend of mine caught an old stump on fire with a cigarette in my parents' backyard several years ago. We didn't know there was a problem until we went back outside, and shit was smoldering, and he fessed up to what he did while I was dragging out the garden house. My dad who was our Fire Chief for nearly 30 years had to bring out the thermal imaging device to make sure I was soaking the root network properly.
Tell them it is a cooking fire and have a hotdog on a stick .
Depends highly on your geology. Where I'm at, three inches below the surface is clay.
You can't even get the tree you're burning to burn the roots out. Lol
One very important thing to know. Tree roots are an extensive network underground and dead stump burning can light that network off potentially. I have seen fire travel underground like water. Could show up in your neighbor's yard, be careful and be alert. Fire is your friend until it isn't
Good to see the smartest comment which 99% of the comments fail to realize.
Was about to say this. Depending on the type of soil in the area, the water content, and type of tree, you can have roots smolder down the network for weeks, before it hits a pocket above grown down the line and flash up. Potentially very dangerous.
@@TXHORNS210They dont realise how dangerous it is until they look at their crispy bruned down neighboorhod saying "oopsie how could I have known?"
I've seen an office fire escalating into a 2 acre blaze in less then 4 minutes. If you ever whitnessed a real fire you ain't so careless to lit shit up.
@@TXHORNS210bro what that sounds fake. That’s crazy
Thank you! Because I have a stump I would like to get rid of and my brother said that I could burn it. I have no idea about how to do that but all I could think of is that root network going straight to the house and I said, "No way!"
Never be afraid to call us beforehand! We love to come hangout to make sure everything goes well!
No thanks im a grown man i dont need a babysitter
@@Based_Dept.😂 I know your type
@@lex19xx. okay, tell me
@@Based_Dept.Yeah and the nosey Flux like to look around for any other violation they might see. No thanks.
@@Based_Dept.Everyone knows your type 😂
That yard just got the meal of a century. Wood ashes are so good for plants
Grass thats going to just keep getting cut 😂 ok
@@WebSurfer447 I was gonna say this, not like he's growing something good, it's just grass lmao
@@WebSurfer447better than having dry dead grass
It takes very little ash. Just a little too much will kill most anything
@@WebSurfer447yea why bother shampooing and treating your hair if you're gonna cut it anyway
For those wondering how roots can burn underground without oxygen, there is oxygen.
The limiting factor is oxygen, so it burns as fast as the ground can exchange gases.
Earth is a good insulator, they burn slowly and there's very little heat loss. So the roots stay at smoldering temperatures for a long time.
Above ground, when oxygen is low fires go out easily because the air is moving very rapidly and the heat dissipates almost instantly. Below ground nothing moves so the heat just stays around as more oxygen moves in
I really doubt those perticular roots traveled to infinity.
@@gusplaer Yeah on a single tree in a yard there is no risk of sustained fire that lasts weeks. It's particularly dangerous when you burn a field of brush or small trees. The fires out and you think everything's cool but a 12 days later the underground fire catches a nearby field or crosses property lines underground and starts someone else's brush
@@amosbackstrom5366 gotta keep an eye on shit i guess, ive never had it happen, but doesnt mean it cant. But in this guys case, just doesnt seem likely to me
@@gusplaerDon't ever comment again
@@Wildman-zh8lg You can f off aswell
Call fire dept and let them know, that's usually all you need to do, well some require a burn permit for the season, but still, a simple phone call usually results in them giving you their blessing and they don't show up when neighbors call.
Lol no
Yep, just basic courtesy.
And yeah, in some places/times they might tell you no because of particularly brushfire prone conditions or air quality (don't burn when there's a temperature inversion... the smoke just sits there).
@travcollier yes, good point, they will let you know if it is safe conditions or not for that day.
Why would I need to give a courtesy call to anyone if you are on your own private property and you have a water source readily available to put it out?!
@@VetGoalie76 If you weren't home and a fire broke out on your property, would you want the fire department to show up?
Actually, that doesn't really even matter, because fire spreads. The fire dept doesn't just assume a fire is intentional and controlled
We had a neighbour that burned an old stump . On the 3rd day we had smoke coming out from the ground around our shed. The roots had smoldered almost 13 feet from that charred stump! The fire department we called had to dig up all the roots that were under and around our place and doused them. My neighbours got a bill for 900$ for services rendered. Be careful. Brightest Blessings
Something to consider for sure
Exactly why you don't burn residential trees that have intact root systems.
Especially if there is a underground utility nearby. ex. gas line
I call bullshit on your story. Common sense tells me that is a lie. So does simple chemistry. Fire has to have fuel and oxygen. Since when does fire burn under ground?
Dig a surrounding 2ft trench a good 7ft away from the stump. Drench it with water every few hours. Also you should never do this when near a neighboring property.
If you’re cooking on it, you’re not breaking the law. Those are the words directly from the Fire Marshal when I spoke to him about a similar situation
Generally thats true, but check locally.
When conditions are right,
Some places will ban ALL outdoor burning even barbeques.
Anyway, I often burn using the "cooking" or "recreational" exception.
Place nearby a lawn chair, hotdog stick and can of beer.
Even if you don't eat hotdogs or drink beer.
If the fire brigade or sheriff shows up, it's easily shown the purpose of fire.
@@benjurqunov
Who said freedom was free unless your neighbors gonna pay for the stump grinder break out the s’mores and hot dogs on a stick
This is going to be a city code
I have a metal collar I put around the stump and a grate that goes over the top. Put a pot of beans on it and it becomes legal.
Have somebody roast some marshmallows 😂
I grew up in a very very rural area in the woods. Less than 1,000 population.
We still had to go get a burn permit before doing anything like this, and it was truly the only rule my father seemed to care about and respect fully. ..
Same here, although I don't recall having to get an actual burn permit. My dad _always_ called the FD before burning anything though, regardless.
I live in a ~300 population town and while there IS supposed to be a burn ban, especially if it gets dry in fall, no one enforces it and the cop we have now probably wouldn't either.
I mean, "woods."
lol, uh not sure what you’re implying. You can look up Hudson, Maine on a map. I grew up cutting down trees with a hatchet in our back yard for fun and splitting/stacking actual fire wood for life.
Sure, I didn’t live in a survival structure, solely foraging and hunting for food… but by all rights it was the “woods”.
@@IOwnedGod uh, no, I mean, nobody wants it all to burn down, so yeah they make everyone get permits for open fire, it's in the title, "woods"
As a small town fireman, just give us a call and let us know what you’re up to.
I live in a large city and still call the fire department to ask for stuff. I remember when it was just a walk down the street. 😂
This is a small fire so how tf youd tell the difference between me having a firpit and burning a stump is beyond me. Also its usually black smoke if its a building this shit is so hot its damn near steam
Ya but come on man you know what its become, you cant do shit with your own property anymore without some liberal hellscape of regulator initialisms decending upon you. So why tell anyone anything they might try to stop you from doing.
Sorry I might but don’t be surprised if I don’t! This isn’t called home of the brave & land of the free for nothing & don’t you forget that!
There is absolutely no need to call your small town fireboy to burn stumps 😂
Yeah it can be dangerous. A neighbour to my old house had a really overgrown field they wanted to reclaim, full of big brambles and other weeds. They cut down to the ground, then burned the rest. Unfortunately, the roots took the fire really well and started an underground fire that burned for *weeks*. It was crazy.
There’s a fire burning in an underground coal mine that started back in the 50’s or 60’s here in the states
@@jgamer2228 i heard about this one, thanks for reminding me, i'll look it up later.
@@watwat7097Centralia, PA for anyone wondering.
I’ve been to Centralia over summer and it’s real I can guarantee ya!
You're supposed to soak the ground around the stump. If you don't then the fire gets around
Genuinely concerns me at first, because we recently had a big fire in the area that came with reports of the fire traveling through tree root systems. Just stay safe man.
That was my fist thought. It’s risk to burn a stump. I could keep burn the roots that are in the ground.
🙄
Was this after heavy rain, or was there dry weather?
@@romanfields7900tf you mean 🙄?
@@FreakishSmilePA tfdym?
We did the same at mama's house, I showed them my hose and that I had suturated the ground around the stump, the neighbors called on us too, but when the firefighters saw that I took precautions they said have a good day.
Bros burning wood in his backyard for 2 full days and is surprised that “the smoke police” came
Yeah that's right , people cant hadle a little smoke. I live in the country. Country people are not bunch of wimps like town or city people.
Sometimes, if you call the local FD and tell them what you're doing and the location, they won't have to investigate.
In the wrong conditions the roots can cause things you don't want to catch fire; catch fire.
Fire dept charges for turning up in England.. so we can’t even call them to investigate
@@0010-n8q Every I awake and I'm not in England is a good day.
@@IsraelistheJewslandyou definitely live in a city😂
@@StarStriker-pk1zy you say that like its an insult. People from cities tend to have better rates of education and fire safety. Its usually small town dipshits causing wildfires.
Root fires, also known as ground fires, are real. They are a type of wildfire that occurs when tree roots burn underground. Root fires can be dangerous because they can smolder for months underground, even after the surface of the fire has been put out😮
Absolutely. This was a stupid thing for him to do.
@fussyrenovator7551 no it is relatively safe all fire has a risk and the risk of a root fire causing issues is exceptionally low . The world is dangerous and just because doing something is dangerous doesn't make it dumb .
It is dumb because dumb people will find it cool and start doing it too especially not knowing what tf they are doing not only dangering themselves but everyone around them too.
Its fairly safe if its not very dry or if you water the area around the stump like every few hours.
@@adrianpi513Ayyy, that’s why I seen smoke coming from your backyard, well that explains it all to me ol’ son. Get back to burning your stump.
I liked it back in the 70s and 80s when we didn't have any services
3 years ago the farmers lit fires in their orchards to keep the trees from dying.
The new people in new multi million dollar homes a mile away saw the fires and called the fire department and they want to make them happy because it is a lot of tax income, so they made the farmers, who have always done this, put out the fires.
The farms went bankrupt from losing their crops
The mayor was overjoyed seeing the developers buy up the farms and they are building new multimillion-dollar homes and our farms are gone.
They don't seem to understand that farms are National Security and once we don't have farms and we can't grow our own food the countries will stop sending us food and we will be at their Mercy
I would trade all the yuppies in a heartbeat for the cattle, trees and grass we've lost in texas over this boom.
Yep, kinda scared my dad straight a couple of years ago and now he's one bad day from becoming a full-on doom prepper. In the last few years, we've planted ourselves a new apple orchard with peaches and pear as well. After that he shows up with 2 bee hives and now we've become beekeepers. The bees are probably the thing I'm most proud of simply because of how much those little guys do for everything in the surrounding area.
Similar things have happened with the hoy poloy around the new golf course gated subdivision complaining about the smell of cow manure from the neighboring dairy farm that’s been there since before their own grandparents set up their trust funds.
More people need to be told to pound sand.
yep, time to take it back I say
No services here in Australia means a lot more people will die. Sometimes it’s over cautious, but I feel they kinda need to be in order to really make sure it’s safe.
Former wildland firefighter, roots can burn under ground and travel to other root systems and burn near by trees down from the inside.
@@kylemiller9806if only we could prevent asteroids. Thank god we can always just not light things on fire in a way thats dangerous lol. I worked at a restaraunt that caught fire twice in one day because of the same root fire on the side of the building. The fire department thought it was arson until they realized the roots were burnt underneath the soil.
zero documented cases of that little story ever happening, but you public employees love peddling that myth don't you
firefighters are public employees. employers don't need to ask their employees for permission to do things. in fact, the exact opposite is true. you follow our rules, not vice versa.
@@jhanks2012you must live under a rock as there so many cases of root burnings causing forest fires and damage to property.
@@jhanks2012that’s not how it works, just because the money ultimately comes from the taxpayers doesn’t mean you are their employer. Every business ever is funded by the customers, that does not give you the right to order bank tellers, waiters etc. around, nor are you allowed to do whatever you want there just cause you pay them.
Check city ordinance. Some cities do not allow any kind of wood burning because of pollution. Backyard BBQ is usually restricted to charcoal and propane. NOTE: Watch out when burnning roots since the roots can send heat to another location.
yeah, also drought conditions, if you cant burn it, just uproot it
Yeah that's what I was thinking
Juniper trees are so oily that when they burn, the roots ember for hours or even days. Firefighter stories of putting a whole fire out and then 50 yards away another juniper just explodes into flame. I'm sure you know what tree you have and wasnt dangerous, just helping reinforce the concern of heat going other places
How about no?
That’s hilarious a city caring about pollution while running gas vehicles which puts out more pollution then a dude burning a stump since cars are driven all the time.
Some areas just want you to notify the fire dept just so they don't waste their time showing up unnecessarily
Who cares what the government wants?
It's also nice to know what's happening. In case something bad DOES happen, they'll already know what you were burning and what the likely problems that resulted from it are, and how to put it out efficiently. Communication always helps.
Government always wastes your time but won't let you waste theirs
@@divinecomedian2 yes, they think they are the authority of common sense and everybody else is an idiot
@@franktirelli Yeah, the fire department has no clue what they're doing.
This is why I enjoy living out in the middle of nowhere rural Michigan. My neighbors and I get along ok, and even if we didn't, there's enough space between us that we wouldn't bother each other. Also we have a sort of unwritten code. You don't snitch on me, I won't snitch on you and vice versa.
Most fire depts don't mind it at all, just call and let them know what you are doing.
Nope. Don’t need permission to burn your own sht
Came here to say this.
Exactly what I was going to say. As long as there isn’t a burn ban due to drought conditions, they usually don’t care.
Or grab a lawn chair, a beer, and some hot dogs, and you're set for a recreational fire.
Lol y’all must live in some suburban ass neighborhoods, we burn shit all the time on our property, like it’s our go to method of disposing of leaves, sticks, trash even. Don’t have to pay the waste management company plus we do our part to send less garbage to a landfill. Then again we also have like 14 acres between us and the nearest neighbor so of course our situations are different, it’s just weird to see people say “oh yeah I’ll call somebody to let them know I’m burning”
All you had to do was call them and notify them of the activity so they could disregard all calls by your neighbor.
In free country free people dont have to day any thing to fake autorithy . Be serious stop pushing people to me communist and ask goverment for everg single move . You mooron
But then how is he meant to make a youtube video about it?
Still against many city regulations
No one called the department
just read next time
as the neighbor sets your house on fire
It all comes down to being responsible if you know what you are doing and take the precautions that are needed to do the job correctly. Cheers my good man.
You can usually call the fire department/emergency services on their non-emergency lines and inform them of your burning plans. They'll also let you know if a burn ban is in effect.
Imagine arsonist being nice enough to give them a heads up lol
The thing is, stupid people do stupid things so they always need to be prepared for stupid things to happen. Lots of people out there would do this with a wide spreading narrow root system in the middle of a drought.
@v2visualcadeSUCKSATGAMES I saw more issues with it in Colorado than in North Carolina. It's honestly more a root issue though. Roots can get a bit deeper where it's not as rocky. They spread more when they can't get deep. That keeps them up higher near dry soil and dry grass.
@@zc1682yeah that would definitely be a dry vs cold issue. The cold won't help when there isn't enough moisture to smother the heat
@v2visualcadeSUCKSATGAMESit also depends on the tree type and soil types.
In some places in the southeast, you're either on clay with bedrock just below the surface, in which case there's no way for it to burn through the roots that bad, because the roots don't go deep enough to be dry. Plenty of old trees sitting on about 6-12" of clay that sits on the bedrock.
Appreciate the number of people in the comments respectfully explaining the dangers and giving advice on how to handle it.
Shoutout for the comedians as well. Had a couple chuckles
You're welcome. 😊
I burnt a huge stump over the course of a couple nights. My neighbor is a sheriff , and ignored what was going on. That's what I call a good neighbor !
No Brasil você queima até uma pessoa no meio da rua que não acontece nada 😂😂😂😂
I'll do you one better, lol. An old friend of mine that I used to buy green from, he lived right next to a cop, and he had to have known what was going on when we would show up to hang out and smoke. We know he smelled it. And we'd all show up on a regular basis, so he knew what was going on. He never said a word, though, and we were never disorderly in any manner. Maybe that's why that cop was cool.
@@nckhed Not being disorderly almost certainly kept it cool. Good on ya.
Good cops take the job because they want to keep people safe.
Your neighbor knows that you have an uncommon character trait in this day and age... common sense.
Love the mourning dove, underrated bird in the neighborhood 🐦
We used to blow them out with black powder
Is def faster. One pop and it's over, actually less likely for anyone to know where a single pop comes from...it takes multiple pops for most people to even tell what direction its in
Sounds like it could be exciting.
But have you ever removed one with artillery?
If you’re in an area where it might cause concern… it’s as simple as just notifying the nearest Dept. So you don’t waste their time and yours ! !
Notify them of a fire? Sorry hun, I gotta call the police before I smoke
Shouldn’t have to
You need to let them know in advance, might need a permit as well. If there is a fire ban on you could be in trouble.
Can't imagine living in US where you can't make bonfire in your own backyard that covered with grass.
That's how you know someone doesn't live in the county... I don't ask permission, I just burn what I gotta burn, those couple of tires, that oil, the old couch when we get a new one, whatever, whenever
Maybe not need, but especially if you're close by a courtesy call is probably appreciated
@@alexastorm97 all depends on the state, if it's a democrat state, you have no freedoms, if it's a red state, have fun, and if your closest neighbor is half a mile a way, don't matter where you live
@@Murphthemick Idk it doesn't matter if it's red or blue, both parties are corrupted.
Roots can be a big problem when burning a stump. Roots can smolder and burn for days to even weeks, unseen, depending on soil conditions and condition of the roots.
Stump grinding is a much safer way to get rid of stumps, and you get some great mulch in the process.
Depends on the situation. That's a very effective way to remove a stump and roots but it can also be a fire hazard. Years ago I burned the stump out from a big fir tree and it burned underground for months. Yes, months. Fortunately I did it in a wet season but I did sweat it a little as the dry season came on. The extensive root system from the old fir just kept going and periodically it would come to the surface where the roots grew up shallow.
Wtf
Missed opportunity for a Mexican dish called “Chivo enterrado” yes my favorite
lol WHAT?! That’s crazy!! How’d you know it was still burning?? Underground??! WOW.
@allysonh6410... in the comment the op says the occasionally the fire would come back to the surface from the roots that weren't that deep
I've never heard of a fire smoldering for months that's nuts. I have heard story's from people who burned some stumps on their property and the roots carried the fire underground for half an acre... didn't know that a huge chuck of his property was burning from below untill the fire popped up and out of the ground that half acre away. Everything in between was fucked cause all the roots had burned
Just remember to tell people on your video that you know where the gas pipes are.
That’s for liberals.
I mean, when it was right under the tree, you would have had problems with that line loooong before the burning 😂
@@AleXxTM123
Exactly bro
But people don't seem to use their brains these days😂😂
Probably not under a tree that old, look at the size of the trunk. Even if there was one underneath it would have been split by the roots years ago.
Good thinking and safe
The fire department showing up after their burning was done sent me LOL!
I think the biggest concern is that the roots can smolder for multiple days in some areas. Its illegal to have a fire in parts of europe without a steel base. As the ground is mostly peat moss which will create fires further down the line. There is also a video of someone trying to rid moles or something and they filled the ground with propane and later that night hos entire yard was smoldering and nearly burnt his house down
“On the third day, I burned down my pesky neighbors” 😂
😂😂😂
On the third day of Christmas I burnt them Fu...s out🤙
Pro tip, call the local fire dept. before you burn, give them your address, they’ll tell you if you’re a) allowed to burn and b) if you tell them you’re burning they won’t randomly show up at your house bc they were given a heads up. Saves everyone time
Wise advice
Most FD won’t allow stump burning because they will burn for days. They also will be unattended most of the time.
Gas lines can be anywhere.😮
When it comes to government it is often better to ask forgiveness then to ask permission, this is an old norwegian proverb
Doing something like this you should advise your local fire department so they know ahead of time and not waste their time coming out for a false call. They have a job to do.
They should stop trying to justify their lavish taxpayer-funded gold-plated retirement plans by responding to every little nit picky call from a Karen neighbor.
@@darkpixel2k you mean a call about a fire? lmao
@@Shadowserpant00 Gonna get a call every time you fire up your barbecue grill?
What, work out and make dinner for the crew?
@@darkpixel2kDude was piling up green branches in it. If your grill is making that sort of smoke, you're doing it wrong
Next time just contact your local FD and let them know what you’re doing
Grown men dont ask for permission
@@allussin2076 its not asking for permission is just preventing services being deployed.
@@splift23 basically is
@@allussin2076and that's how we learned you're a sex offender
@@allussin2076Sounds like you need to get the shit kicked out of you
Most places have a non emergency number to call if you are doing a controlled burn. This prevents needless fire calls. There are usually a few rules you have to follow, like time of day , but nothing that should stop you unless the fire risk is high.
Yeah it's my yard I'll burn what I want when I want I got a hose for a reason
@@ethangarland4228 Okay, if you don’t mind your taxes going to cover unnecessary call outs of the fire crews.
Then, there is the possibility that while the crew is responding to your house because you couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone, a real call comes in. But unfortunately, because you are being a macho cowboy, someone’s house actually burns.
The call is so the fire department knows not to respond if someone calls it in because they saw smoke.
No one is trying to “take your rights”. It’s about communicating to make sure everyone’s time and money isn’t wasted.
@@ethangarland4228 Okay, when the fire spreads to your house, don't call anybody
@@ethangarland4228 I agree. Living in the country you do what you want. One of my friends growing up had a burn barrel in his back yard where his parents took cardboard. It would be going all night and we never saw the fire department. This was like 2014 so not like a “back in the day” situation either 🤣
@@ethangarland4228 have fun when that root fire spreads to your house or a forest
Ya the roots will and can start fires underground. You could have just callled someone with a stump grinder $300-$400 and that thing would have been ground to nothing in 15-20 minutes. Instead this was a multi day process and you didn’t know what you were doing and you got attention you didn’t want. Did you even google it first? You could have pulled the stump with a truck that’s relatively free. You picked the longest way to get rid of a stump and arguably the dumbest way.
Call the non emergency fire department or the non emergency dispatch before burning. Usually they will not have to worry this way or they may send someone out just to make sure its safe. Which will keep them from having to worry and bring the whole crew.❤
As long as you’re being responsible it’s no one else’s business.
As long as it isn't affecting them.
If you are up wind of my house next door and are bathing it in smoke for 2 f'king days its absolutely going to cause a response
In many areas; burning is illegal for good reason.....
Jim is apparently another UA-cam Troll
@@tomg1066for good reason? Isnt it supposed to be a free country? But yet karens can call the police on a simple camp fire in a smokeless solo stove and get fire dept and police to all arrive at my house! The type of shit that makes me want to have pig roasts like my grandpa and his neighbors did with a big ass trailer smoker smoke the entire pig! Maybe do it every single weekend 😂😂😂
Yes always do it responsibly. That means as soon as it burns down enough immediately douse it with water. We had a local man who didn't do that and his granddaughter paid the price walked right into the hot ashes. Sadly she passed away. She was 2 years old.
@HereticDuo calm down Karen
Thoroughly enjoying these comments! Lots of concerns about safety… and rightfully so. I am not advocating this as the go-to method for stump removal for everybody. I recognize that there are some people that probably shouldn’t play with fire (you know who you are). However most things are safe to do IF you know what you are doing. Nobody actually called the fire department, the station is about a stones throw away from where we did the burn, the wind carried some of the smoke. They were extremely cool with us, just wanted to make sure nothing was burning that shouldn’t be. Since this took place over a year ago, I can confidently report that the stump was (and will be) the only thing that burned. If you decide to use this method, drenching the surrounding area with water before and after the burn is wise and can help prevent the rare instance of catching the roots on fire (and/or starting a coal mine fire..). Also this should go without saying, but don’t use gasoline or do this during a drought!
Enjoy the burn!
Put an oil drum on it with the ends cut off and a few side holes down by the ground. The burn faster and the FD considers it contained.
You think you are living on a ranch land? Dude stop doing that pay someone to do it. Cheap guy
Meh..this is what you get when you are subject to HOAs and the local community.
I don't blame you, but grinding was the way to go for this fiasco.
Where are you from
Be aware that the roots can continue to burn underground for days. Something you don't want touching your gas lines or burning underneath your house possibly❤
The smoke from your second day burning session, "using branches and limbs from recent tree trimmings."
Listen to Bob Dylan's song
"Copper Kettle"
off his album "Self Portrait"
about Moonshining.
"Build you a fire of hickory,
hickory, ash and oak,
don't use green or rotten wood,
they'll get you by the smoke..."
As long as you check your local moisture levels and check to see if there isn't a burn ban and can see that it's safe to burn this is fine. My faimly would do brush burning on the pasture and we would kind of turn it into a small party with smores and hot dogs.
All you need to do is call dispatch, let them know you will be burning (tree stumps, branches, weeds, etc) . They make a note of that and they call it a 'burn permit'. You dont usually have to get it in writing, but sometimes, your local FD will ask you to go pick one up from them (no fees. it's free). This lets them know that if another caller calls about a "fire" on your property, they can let FD know that you called and are burning (whatever it is you are burning). They wont allow you to burn on windy days.
Don't even need all that in most places. You just go out and light it up. I just burned off a bunch of brush at 1 am. Sat there smoking a bowl and sipping rum. 😂
Not a single call was necessary
@@AscheOfTheLake In the county,no you don't. Within City limits you do. Otherwise all that smoke will make people think a house or a vehicle is on fire. This is why you get a burn permit. You don't pay for it. It's letting FD know that location has a fire going.
@@onlinebills9169 again, that isn't always the case. Not even all cities do that.
Oh yeah, a stump burning video, can't wait to watch that!
lol
Well, it’s relaxing, you can definitely use it to fall asleep if you are having trouble sleeping.
I mean, people literally gather around burning stumps. No different than those holiday fireplace videos.
😮😅😊 why do I think friend in the state you live at? You got to get a fire permit to burn a stump. It's still not a good idea. The stump has roots. It can burn the roots even under the ground like just look this up online. That's why it's not a good idea to burn a stump like that. Hey, people do what they want to do thank you.
What I think is they should have been called by you to notify them of the burning beforehand if you’re in an area that has them. Saves them time and resources for just a bit more hassle on your end
Exactly! You wasted resources that a phone call might have prevented. Also, it might be required to notify a fire department depending on where you live.
@@brendashelonko2149 wasted what resources? The fire department had to leave the firehouse? There's nothing wrong with a small backyard bonfire..
I think an adult on their own property shouldn't be harassed for burning a stump.
@@verdigo5892because fire knows that it can only stay within the property line of whomever started the fire.
Obviously this guy has a very controlled burn, but if you take two seconds to consider why rules / laws are in place, you can easily guess why they exist. It’s common sense really.
I was fumigating a very old house and called them. They acted like I was a moron. I explained that this is an old house and it's possible for smoke escaping various cracks to be falsely perceived as smoke from a fire. They told me they didn't care and I was stupid. So... People called. They sent 4 trucks out before someone finally realized it was the house I called about. Fortunately, I also put a note on the doors, or they would have busted them down. Basically, you are wasting your breath if you call.
You just have to call the fire department to notify them, they will also tell you when conditions are good to burn .
If you randomly burn a stump on the wrong day, you can literally start massive fires.
Depends entirely on location. In a lot of places, that call is unnecessary, and the burn bans are date specific.
As a firemen, the one call I hate the most is going out to people burning stuff. As long as you’re burning stuff like wood or leafs and ect… most fire departments won’t care. I personally hate telling people what to do on there own property. As long as you got a garden hose out and you’re safe, I always let it go.
If there’s a burn ban in your area, I tell people to just get some hot dogs on stand by. It’s legal to have a “cooking fire” in a burn ban.
Or just say it’s a warming fire. (Kinda hard to justify when it’s 100F outside, but if you’re cold, you’re cold 😂)
Our FD will basically tell you not to bother calling unless you're doing a MASSIVE fire, and I mean like burning the entire trunk of a 150 year old willow that fell.
Some friends and I once built a brick chimney atop a big stump once using brick lying around his yard.
We lit the chimney and after a while, the fire hollowed out the inside.
We called it “Stump Furnace” and it was magnificent.
We could have forged a sword that night.
I live out where when you start a fire to burn a stump or brush, the volunteer fire department shows up to share a beer with you.
That's not the good thing you think it is. That means they aren't serious about fire regulations. The fire department in my home town was the same way, right up until a wildfire ripped through and wiped out most of the town with no warning. Sure, might seem all cool and fun, until your spending 8 hours gridlocked in your car with your family and everything you had time to grab, moving at a snails pace and running out of gas. And that's if your lucky enough to be at home and have a car.
I really hope the fire risk is low where you live.
Get a leaf blower,
It will make it burn faster and produce less smoke😎🇺🇸
Btw a steel drum placed over it, (with the bottom cut out) and a water hose placed nearby (ready to go) will make the FD much happier 🙂
That's a great idea. A burn barrel would help for adding small brush too, and the leaf blower would make it hot like a forge....
You're smart enough to have it out in the open with nothing flammable around it. Screw them.
Except maybe the roots.
I absolutely love the time lapse
I’ve done this with a few stumps over the years. I drilled down with a large auger /bell hanger bit with a little old used motor oil. Burned for a few days down below ground level.
My neighbor used and underground torch to burn out the root. It consumed the roots super fast and was more controllable without burning the stump simaltaneously.
the smoke police😂
In california there is smoke police, in the 70s my 67 firebird was smoking real bad. I got pulled over by the pollution patrol & ticketed. I still have the car, its morphed into a pro street car over the years😊
Actually know you're talkin about the horrible job . The fire marshal goes to every fire and he gets to see every half-burnt kid woman man old person young person whatever it is that got burned up in the fire that fire marshal gets to look at it and smell it and see it every single one of them. So no they're not the smoke police.
Except that nobody working for the fire dept cares you are burning it if you are being safe. They are only there because someone called them.
Its called MINE YU BUSINESS
@@damionfritz5881 I'm sorry friend but I don't play screw me next you officer I have a fire over here I know you don't like me for some reason I don't care what it is but I'm going to wave my hands by having a big cloud of smoke and make sure that if I'm breaking the law it's easy to see it in the sky and Chase it to the ground where I am. If I see smoke coming out of a house I am calling the fire department. If it's in the yard and I can see the smoke I will come around and see if there are people near the fire and ask them if it's okay. You come from the red shoe culture mind your own business about where I got these red shoes. 11 kids and that woman still crying about one of them being gone. That's why it's like that.
Well, there are policies in place and if you had called and spoken with someone from the city and gotten permission ahead of time then you probably wouldn't have law enforcement showing up. But considering a stump like that is going to have roots fire can follow those roots Underground. You brought this one on yourself, buddy.
Whenever you burn brush in your backyard, you should always have an ice chest with some hotdogs and some sticks nearby so you can say that you’re having a little hot dog roast. They cannot charge you with anything if it is a recreational fire, no lie.
Offer them hotdogs and burgers, they'll appreciate it and won't hassle you. We had an electrical fire in the walls during a severe thunderstorm at about 2 AM. They got there in like 2 minutes and removed the faulty GCI. I had my wife buy them a 4 foot by 4 foot cake and she and our little daughter took it to the firehouse. My daughter got a tour of the firetruck and house, met their Dalmation, Stripey, which is weird coz he has spots not stripes!
Same thing happened to me. I should have just called the FD and let them know what I was doing. Same for informing my neighbors. My bad.
I came to say justcwhat you mentioned, informing the Fire Dept. Would gmhave been smart. The police too, so they don't try to clear the house.
If it's legal it's none of their business...
@@noone6037when your house catches on fire they are going to say its none of their business
@@BrokeWrench No, that's their job...
@@noone6037 underground root fires can go on for months
That was actually a pretty cool time lapse. One of the better ones to watch.
"Tune in to see the full stump burning video!" Uhh no i dont think i will. That sounds terribly boring idk why the short was recommended to me but i clicked it to give me a break from the short horror film "the armoire" check that out, now *THAT'S* interesting!
There is an open burn ban in most counties in Georgia every year from May 1 to September 30. No burning anything. That may be the reason they paid you a visit. Check your local open burn ban regulations in your area....🔥🔥
Imagine living in America, home of the free.
But you can’t have a campfire in the backyard of your property.
So no burn permits in your state
@@CHKNCeaserSalad imagine not having wildfires because other people are selfish
@@mccormickster imagine not giving a shit.
@@mccormicksterwildfires lmao
Pipe down commie
Just make sure you know where you gas lines run 👍
Bet it ain't under a tree...stump !!
@@bennym1956 the only way to know that is getting a permit from the city. ITS ALMOST LIKE RULES ARE THERE FOR A REASON.
Chances are they got called out by neighbors/pedestrians who noticed it was smoking over several days. If you let them know what you're doing/that you're doing it safely, they'll let you know if there's anything "illegal" about it /what you need to do it "legally" and be on their way. Super chill dudes (usually 😂)
Use to burn stumps IN Lake Trinity as the sun was setting and the water receded (exposing the stumps). It removed a propeller hazard & we got to enjoy it until the water put it out itself. Good times...
We had a large oak stump in our neighbors back yard. I was a child at the time in 1970s. We called him the big Ragu" even though he was German. He would build a small fire on top of stump over a period a summer, and he even barbecued over it. With a drink in his hand and me as a kid sneaking a beer would talk and laugh. I really miss my neighbor !
I always do it when it rains. Neighbors don't notice and you can almost always get a permit.
Of it pleases the king, soon you will need a permit breath
@@joeamerican3947If liberals keep voting our rights away you're probably right. The climate change hoax is nothing but the government trying to get more power by brainwashing the stupid people they need to save the planet by voting for more government control and overreach. I mean it's almost unbelievable how people don't see it.
Keep in mind, the fire department can LEGALLY go on any property that has or recently had a fire they deem hazardous and they need to address or put out. They are not like the police.
Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it won’t get you shot. Especially in the south lol.
That fire looked thirsty for some (more) diesel lol
Not smart. I know someone that did this except didn't realize that the roots went under his house and 3 weeks later his house caught on fire. The roots smolderd under his house. 😮
A good reason not to plant anything too close to your house. Also this was burned over a year ago, I can confidently say the only thing that burned and will burn from this was the stump. Also drenching the surrounding area with water before and after the burn is a good idea. Thanks for watching!