Chapel Hill School House, Crenshaw County, Alabama. I think this structure was built around the time of the Great Depression or shortly afterwards. School functions stopped in the early 1960's. After that it was used as a community center, cake-walk fund raisers, as a meeting house for the local VFD, fall festivals, a general store for several years, etc, etc.,. The old school is located across the road from the church that I attend...it's been there ever since I can remember. Part of the "Chapel Hill community"...a landmark. A cool old school, pine floors, lots of windows, and a fireplace in each classroom...standard schoolhouse of the period. It had gotten in rough shape over the last few years, but...
So, you have a big brush pile that's nice and dry and ready to burn? Or those 10 acres overgrown that needs burning off...maybe your pine tree plantation? Or, just a pile of leaves and branches you want to get rid of? Even if there's no "No Burn" warnings in effect and you've done this a thousand times...really look hard before you strike that match, consider possible issues,...then, look again.
Last Wednesday we hadn't had any rain for about a week, and not much then. Winds have been constant for the last week...drying winds. No rain in the forecast. Mid-morning Wednesday east winds were averaging 7-8mph with gusts in the 15-20mph range. A guy decided to burn some brush piles where he'd been clearing old fence rows and treelines out. The guy is a good guy and experienced but...It was *way* to windy.
R.I.P. old school house...
