Re-enactors burned by fire officials
It's hard to believe, but a Civil War re-enactment group that had been planning a two-day event on the beach in Ocean Grove Nov. 4 and 5 was forced to cancel it because fire officials were unwilling to cut some slack on the rules governing open campfires.
Fire officials first asked the group to use Coleman stoves instead of campfires. So much for the authenticity of the re-enactment. After the brigade politely declined, it was informed of the guidelines regulating the issuance of open-fire permits, which re-enactors found unreasonably restrictive. It was the first time Ocean Grove required a permit from the group, which had held re-enactments there the past three years without incident.
The re-enactors had been planning the event for six months. People from all over the Eastern Seaboard had made reservations, which had to be canceled. Sounds to me like it's time to cancel the appointments of the Ocean Grove fire officials.
Fire officials first asked the group to use Coleman stoves instead of campfires. So much for the authenticity of the re-enactment. After the brigade politely declined, it was informed of the guidelines regulating the issuance of open-fire permits, which re-enactors found unreasonably restrictive. It was the first time Ocean Grove required a permit from the group, which had held re-enactments there the past three years without incident.
The re-enactors had been planning the event for six months. People from all over the Eastern Seaboard had made reservations, which had to be canceled. Sounds to me like it's time to cancel the appointments of the Ocean Grove fire officials.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 3:59 PM
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The all-republican fire officals cancelled this event. The sponsoring organization is headed by the head of the Democratic party. More Monmouth Politics as usual.
The fire code exists for a reason. If those rules were waived and someone was hurt, you, Mr. Bergman, would have been screaming like a banshee that someone received preferential treatment.
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