Road side fire caused by failed trailer tire.

Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

Me Again wrote:
Today about 10 miles North of I-15 on 93 their was a rig on the side of the road with a trailer tire completely gone on the passengers side. Up the road a short distance the side of the road was on fire for a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. I concluded that sparks for the wheel set the dry brush on fire. Chris

How did you conclude that? If it was up the road he would not be there yet. More likely a cigarette thrown out of a vehicle, happens all the time.

dodge guy wrote:
Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

Ditto. I was going to type the same thing.

"Up the Road" means it was beyond the point at which the trailer had traveled.

deltabravo wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

Ditto. I was going to type the same thing.

"Up the Road" means it was beyond the point at which the trailer had traveled.

Maybe the cause/effect was the opposite. Driving through the 1/2 mile of Roadside fire caused the tire to overheat and blow out. :)

He was pointed South bound and I was headed North. Fire was along his path. But that seems to not been clear enough to you guys.

RV.net is that way a lot: UP is Down, left is right.

Me Again wrote:
He was pointed South bound and I was headed North. Fire was along his path.

We figured that, but were just funnin' with you.
I think you are probably correct, sparks from the rim could well have caused the grass fire.

Could have been caused by someone throwing a cigarette butt out. Pure speculation.
Having said that, I wonder why anyone would even bother posting such trivial noise.

Well, if thats the case, it could be ruled Arson from your testimony. But remember, there are allot of other factors to consider, Was the wheel in question smoking and throwing off sparks that you witnessed?
Was the vehicle operator or occupants trying to put out the fire?
Did you find the fires point of origin and search for evidence?
Did you pull all corresponding weather reports for that area and surrounding areas to rule out dry lightning? Get a local report from the nearest airport on wind activity, could be possible the fire was started by a person or persons or vehicle traveling in the opposite direction and wind might have played a key role!
Could the fire have been started for religious beliefs or reasons?
Did you search for the proverbial "Bush" to see if it could have been a factor!
From the point of the fires origin did you follow the ground topography and determine,given all the weather conditions including wind,wind speed,Humidity,Electrical activity in the air and ground fuels and come up with your theory that said person,persons,vehicle with out a shadow of a doubt Started that Fire?
OR,,Did you just Assume that theory?
Because we all know what "A** U Me" stands for?

I don't buy it.

troubledwaters wrote:
Could have been caused by someone throwing a cigarette butt out. Pure speculation.
Having said that, I wonder why anyone would even bother posting such trivial noise.

And you SIR just added to the so called "NOISE" ! :B