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Sunday, May 14, 2017

A Viewer Writes: Hebron Fire


The other night there was a so called controlled burn in the Hebron area. I rode to the site and all I saw were pick up trucks, no means to control the massive piles of burning timber if it got out of control. It is my understanding that the owner of the property is a worcester county resident that applied for an open air l burn permit from the div of forestry for agricultural purposes. The wicomico county health dept did not issue him a permit which is typically the norm for these practices. I live about five miles away from the burn site and the smoke was so extreme that we couldn't stand to be in the outside air. The smoke was so thick this morning that it looked like fog had covered the area. Ash had settled on our vehicles, five mile away? I couldn't imagine living in the town or surrounding area of the burn site. If anyone has concerns about the health and welfare issues you need to cont the health dept immediately.. I understand that the owner has another burn tonight. It would be a shame if his intentions were to plant melons for a year and then develop or even worse.. CHICKEN MANSIONS. on that parcel. These photos were taken early in the burn time frame. It got much worse.

35 comments:

Anonymous said...

Really? Are you going to B!..H if your house catches fire and you have ash on your vehicle? Obviously, if they were given a permit there was nothing toxic being burnt. If you can't breathe stay inside as this was done overnight.

Anonymous said...

If its causing you and kind of health issues call the health department, they're not psychic

Anonymous said...

Please move back to the city. You all want to move to the country until the country is country. LMFAO!

Anonymous said...

I'll pick up some hot dogs and marshmallows today...

Anonymous said...

Do "you" eat chicken?

Anonymous said...

If the property owner followed all laws and regulations there is nothing you can do whether you like it or not.

Anonymous said...

Traveling home from the west on Tues night around 11 PM the smell of smoke was still thick in the air. I can not imagine having to smell that for days.

How is it legal for this control burn to effect a whole community and surrounding area?

Anonymous said...

Good ole boys.

Anonymous said...

That's land management, Mr. Anti-Farmer. It's how it's done, and it's all legal. The Health Department (get real!) has nothing to do with controlled burns. What kind of regulatory control do you think they have? Do you think they can regulate the amount of smoke from a controlled burn. That right there is crazy thinking. The health department will tell you to stay indoors until the fire burns out. Duh.

Anonymous said...

I was heading east on rt 50 just outside of Cambridge and could see the smoke. I think it's a shame that you have to beg the government to do anything. If the land is for agricultural use I don't think it is any of your business what he decides to grow or raise. If you don't like melons or chickens then move.

Anonymous said...

I bet you would keep your hillbilly grandkids away from it eh ? Hypocrite.

Anonymous said...

ha ha ha all you hostile pro chicken farm proponents are a joke. I cant wait for it to end up in your back yard. then lets see how much crap you are talking.

Anonymous said...

Right on 8:09am....the author of this is just another petty, small minded, whiner. We would all do better to simply ignore their ridiculous musings.

Anonymous said...

Exactly!! Well said.

Anonymous said...

Redneck.

Anonymous said...

@833
'good ole boys'??
were they bullfighters?
i think you mean 'good ol boys'

Anonymous said...

I don't mind chicken houses as long as they despose of the dead chickens collected each day in a proper manner. I previously lived in rural Laurel DE and the neighbor across the road has seven chicken houses. The dead carcasses are collected and thrown under a large shelter where there are literally hundreds of feral cats living within the hay stacks on the property eating on the dead chickens. We adopted and spayed/neutered several of the catsthat strayed onto our property but they have been inbreeding for so long that they have health issues. SAD.....

Anonymous said...

Piggybacking on this comment

Just don't move to Florida or Georgia, there's a lot more smoke there at the moment

Anonymous said...

your a typical dumba..redneck.

Anonymous said...

A-hole

Anonymous said...

Liberal moron butt wipe

Anonymous said...

Sad as that is, I bet you're a regular consumer of CHICKEN

Anonymous said...

There was a temperature inversion that trapped the smoke at ground level during the night, and the smoke was lingering in the morning, as a result. By the following morning, all was cleared out. It was a temporary situation, and nothing to get all ballistic and anti-farmer about.

Anonymous said...

If there were pick up trucks at the site, they were likely owned by the volunteer firefighters who participate in the control burns. They are the same people dispatched if your house catches on fire. Usually only a brush truck is needed for control burns just in case it gets out of control.

Anonymous said...

A prime example of the pussification of America! The wood cleared from your lot where your McMansion sits was most likely burned. This is the standard practice since taking it to the landfill would be cost prohibitive and you cannot dig a hole and bury it so the only option is BURN IT! I will give you some practical points though 1. Go inside shut your windows and do not run your heat or a/c. 2. Move to the other side of the Bay and enjoy the smells that are so pleasant there such as rotting bodies due to increases in homicides, air pollution and the overall stench of improperly disposed of garbage! I however will take a few hours of wood smoke.

Anonymous said...

Hey, red eyes. I hope you weren't expecting sympathy.

Anonymous said...

It's called the country....shouldn't need a damn burn permit anyway!!! Clear his land for whatever the land owner wants!!!

Anonymous said...

1;38 amen to that!

Anonymous said...

Affect.

Anonymous said...

As much as we like chicken I assure you there's no chicken mansions going up thanks for all the support Delmar and controlled burn with permits means exactly that no laws were broken

Anonymous said...

My car sits in the driveway outside at night. I was wondering where all that black mess came from that was on the top surface. Wow, and I stays in New York

farmer said...

The property had been approved for 70+ homes, the developer went bankrupt and let the land go fallow for 15 years. New owner is removing tress to go back into farm land. All the cleared farm land on the Delmarva Peninsula was burned first. Owner has a stack of permits in hand and has not grown chickens on the other properties he owns. Nice to see land go back into production and help the local economy.

farmer said...

The pick up trucks were for the men that where there to operate the bulldozer, excavator and other fire fighting equipment if needed.

Anonymous said...

Grew up with 5 in my back yard before tunnel ventilation that keeps smells down nowadays. Today it seems everyone is offended by jokes, smells and anything else you can name, find some real causes to focus your energy on!

Anonymous said...

I think the same guy that did the controlled burn purchased two farms by his house to prevent poultry and fought to increase poultry setbacks in Worcester, Somerset and Accomack Counties to at least the DPI minimum required setbacks??