| Dolev and forest fires: Forests surround Dolev (Ancient Olive, Fig, Carob, and Pine trees). Part of these are official nature reserves. BUT our Palestinian neighbors have a "habit": they like to set forest fires. In the past six years we have had 8 forest fires. The last one: Jun 27 2004. On October 2000 we had two fires: 4.10.00 and 12.10.00. That fire was stopped mere 150 meters from Dolev's houses. An IDF tracker identified tracks of 2 Palestinians and a donkey, leading to the nearby vilage of Ein-Arik. Though we filed a complaint at the police station, nothing was done. |
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| A risky buisness... Putting out the fires is a difficult mission. Dolev's forests are on very steep slopes, there is no road to give access for the fire truck and there are no hydrants nearby. We have to lay very long fire hoses, climbing dangerus slopes. There is the SECURITY aspect too. Since the fires are due to torching by our nighbours, we have to be careful of the other FIRE (shooting) too... |
| All photographs were taken AFTER the fire, because, you know, DURING the fire we don't have time to take photographs... |