Residents were being evacuated last week when their homes and marijuana gardens—many of them illegal—became threatened by the fast moving fire. During a community meeting with locals in the area, Sheriff Tom Allman told residents that he knew there had been several marijuana gardens that were destroyed in the fire.
“Let’s talk about the ‘M’ word,” Allman said he told residents, “We are not willing to use this fire to perform marijuana investigations, but we’re also not going to put firefighters on the lines to protect it.”
CNBC didn’t mention the inmates heroics in their coverage of the fire, but they did manage to crack some jokes at their expense; “Perhaps the sheriff’s biggest concern about the marijuana going up in smoke isn’t whether to protect it, but making sure the 750 inmates fighting the fire don’t have access to the pot,” writes Jane Wells from CNBC.
“We’ve had to take special precautions, extra steps,” Allman told CNBC. “But as far as I know, no marijuana has been purposely burned by law enforcement, and none has been stolen by inmates.”
It’s interesting that Sheriff Allman took “special precautions” to ensure criminals and law enforcement alike don’t break the law while fighting a fire, isn’t it? Let us know how you feel about that in the comments below…
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