http://www.thedrive.com/news/22715/californias-massive-and-deadly-carr-wildfire-was-sparked-by-a-flat-tireA good reminder to check your tires. Our TT blew a tire on Memorial day and it was a PITA, but at least we didn't start any infernos.

I don't suppose the person who blew the tire happened to notice any fire.It's next to impossible to escape smoke. I've spent the past month in southern ID, northern NV, southern NV, mid UT, and now southern UT. It's everywhere.

For some reason, I have a hard time swallowing this story! I would sooner believe someone threw a lit cigarette butt out their window and that's what started the fire.Several years ago, I was standing outside a popular book store. Around the building was mulch and bushes. I noticed smoke coming from the mulch in one spot and several cigarette butts. I went inside quickly and told the casher who said the fire department had already been call. And before I could finish the conversation, the fire department pulled up. By now, the bush was on fire. Every since, I've been angry as He!! at people throwing cigarette butts on the ground ... anywhere!

DutchmenSport wrote:For some reason, I have a hard time swallowing this story! I would sooner believe someone threw a lit cigarette butt out their window and that's what started the fire.Several years ago, I was standing outside a popular book store. Around the building was mulch and bushes. I noticed smoke coming from the mulch in one spot and several cigarette butts. I went inside quickly and told the casher who said the fire department had already been call. And before I could finish the conversation, the fire department pulled up. By now, the bush was on fire. Every since, I've been angry as He!! at people throwing cigarette butts on the ground ... anywhere!Oh come on... Have you ever had a trailer tire blow? Most of us have - and you don't even know it. You don't know until you stop and see the damage to your trailer from the tire. I can easily see someone driving along - not knowing and the rim against the pavement causes sparks. Or maybe you think this is fake news?

I have seen many wheat field fires around here that have been caused by blow outs and over heated wheel bearings. blow outs that cause the rim to come into contact with the road surface and sparks are flying will cause a filed to catch fire in a heart beat

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2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 11, 2018
Ralph Cramden wrote:
What does being a Trump supporter or vice versa have to do with this story or this thread?
Sitting on the throne should give you ample time to figure it out.
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Aug 11, 2018
2oldman wrote:
Atlee wrote:
And I suppose you still believe in the Tooth Fairy also.

2oldman wrote:
I guess they feel reasonable people will take them at their word without having to resort to a treatise on irrefutable forensic evidence. I'm sure if they find their original assessment was false they will correct it.
Trump supporter? Why is the story about what caused this fire such a big deal?

What does being a Trump supporter or vice versa have to do with this story or this thread? These boards are the greatest, they make my entire day every morning when I sit on the throne and fire up the phone. ROFLMAO.
rbpru
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2018
Obviously we will never know for sure what started the fire.

My flat TT tire really smoked but never flamed and the rim never sparked on the ground. However, that does not mean it could not.

Coming from California, I am would not be surprised, if they blamed the next fire on alien spacecraft exhaust. :)
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2018
Atlee wrote:
And I suppose you still believe in the Tooth Fairy also.

2oldman wrote:
I guess they feel reasonable people will take them at their word without having to resort to a treatise on irrefutable forensic evidence. I'm sure if they find their original assessment was false they will correct it.
Trump supporter? Why is the story about what caused this fire such a big deal?
Atlee
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2018
And I suppose you still believe in the Tooth Fairy also.

2oldman wrote:
I guess they feel reasonable people will take them at their word without having to resort to a treatise on irrefutable forensic evidence. I'm sure if they find their original assessment was false they will correct it.
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2018
time2roll wrote:
I can't wait for CA to mandate aluminum wheels ;)

May as well.....they mandated or regulated just about everything else. I'm shocked they have not ran out of stuff to regulate by now LOL. Funny they have not outlawed wildfires, stroke o the pen, problem solved.

We can buy stuff on the East coast that comes with CA BS on the labels.
OregonTRX4
Explorer
Aug 10, 2018
You can find pictures from when the fire first started of the suspected travel trailer through a google search. The trailer with the blowout was parked on the side of the road with the fire starting from that area. Fires start all the time near Redding from the most simple of things. It is a very dry area and 100+ temps with low humidity is very common all summer long. edit to add photo gallery with suspect trailer https://krcrtv.com/news/shasta-county/firefighters-battling-multiple-fires-near-whiskeytown
BizmarksMom
Explorer
Aug 10, 2018
old guy wrote:
I have seen many wheat field fires around here that have been caused by blow outs and over heated wheel bearings. blow outs that cause the rim to come into contact with the road surface and sparks are flying will cause a filed to catch fire in a heart beat
yep! Happens often around here.
time2roll
Nomad
Aug 10, 2018
I can't wait for CA to mandate aluminum wheels ;)
2112
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2018
A train with a bad wheel caused 3 separate grass fires along a 10 mile section of track near our property years ago. Sparks were spewing from the wheel on a dry, hot, windy day. And the grass line is what, 20 ft or so from the actual track?

I had a blowout at night and didn't know it until the next day.