{"id":2473074,"date":"2025-08-10T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-hungry-bird-catches-a-fish-and-accidentally-starts-a-wildfire-for-the-ages\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:35:19","slug":"a-hungry-bird-catches-a-fish-and-accidentally-starts-a-wildfire-for-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-hungry-bird-catches-a-fish-and-accidentally-starts-a-wildfire-for-the-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hungry Bird Catches a Fish \u2013 and Accidentally Starts a Wildfire for the Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-hungry-bird-catches-a-fish-and-accidentally-starts-a-wildfire-for-the-ages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in Ashcroft, British Columbia, a grass fire was extinguished after it burned a roughly 60 by 90-meter area, causing a power outage affecting about 1,500 people.Firefighters discovered the unusual cause of the fire: a fish dropped onto a power line by a local osprey. The fish, carried from a river 3 kilometers away, caused embers to fall onto the dry grass, sparking the blaze. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-fire-13-dead-including-7-children-in-devastating-loss\/\" title=\"Philadelphia ...: 13 Dead, Including 7 Children, In Devastating Loss\">fire department shared<\/a> the story with humor, full of puns about &#8220;fowl play&#8221; and &#8220;fishy&#8221; circumstances. They speculated the tired bird either dropped its catch due to heat or was trying to cook the fish. The post ended with a playful update that the osprey &#8220;suspect&#8221; was in custody but posed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-call-for-mother-of-eight-to-be-held-in-jail-indefinitely-for-her-role-in-storming-the-us-capitol-in-january\/\" title=\"Prosecutors Call for Mother of Eight to Be Held in Jail Indefinitely for Her Role in Storming the US Capitol in January\">flight risk<\/a>.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident highlighted firefighters&#8217; ability<\/a> to handle unusual fires while telling entertaining stories.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Out in Ashcroft, British Columbia, firefighters know how to put out grass fires that appear to have no obvious cause, and they are even better at telling pun-laden stories.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow facts of the matter were that a grass fire broke out near Ashcroft, British Columbia, back on July 30, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bird-blamed-fish-power-line-fire-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Power to about 1,500 people was cut amid the blaze, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/04\/us-news\/fish-suspected-of-sparking-blaze-and-power-glitch-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters put out the blaze, and that was that &mdash; except that this was not the average fire, and it gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/turning-pain-punchlines-24-year-old-tiktokers-journey-paralysis-humor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firefighters<\/a> the chance to tell a very unique fish story.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0sgEZ6KEgyA9XPtNqin4MWbroSzBgARoS8JYjx59nG3EU6xGty8ooyEDFT8yhHSuUl&amp;id=100078165025745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> from Ashcroft Fire Rescue made it clear from the start this was not the average fire report, and that readers offended by puns might want to avert their gaze.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; 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There is something fishy about this call and we definitely suspect fowl play!&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>The post outlined the circumstances of the fire, which broke out just before noon, noting that by the time they were done, 4,800 gallons of water doused a grass fire that ate up a piece of land about 60 meters by 90 meters in area.<\/p>\n<p>All that business dispensed with, the post explained why the fire started.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was determined to be a fish, yes, you read that right, the fish had an incredible journey, considering the river is 3km east from the point of origin,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fish had been dropped by a local osprey onto the hydro line causing embers to drop, along with the fish, to the dry grasses below,&rdquo; it continued.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters offered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/freak-accident-fish-jumps-spearfishers-mouth-gets-stuck-nearly-suffocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two reasons<\/a> why the fish may have been dropped.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Firefighters battling a brush fire say there was an unusual cause for the blaze &mdash; a fish dropped on a powerline: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGOodxdKP8\">https:\/\/t.co\/hGOodxdKP8<\/a> &#129335;&#127997;&#128031; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GlcVa2dfQq\">pic.twitter.com\/GlcVa2dfQq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Local 12\/WKRC-TV (@Local12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Local12\/status\/1952787996115083429?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do suspect by the size of the fish and the heat of the day probably caused the rather tired bird to drop its catch. Or another suspicion could be that it&rsquo;s tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try,&rdquo; the post read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may never know the answer, but it has been verified that our prime suspect sustained no injuries in the incident and is still flying at large.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post then noted that facts should never get in the way of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doesnt-love-good-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-should-give-her-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-candace-owens-rips-aoc-on-minimum-wage-comments\/\" title=\"\u2018We Should Give Her The Nobel Prize In Economics\u2019: Candace Owens Rips AOC On Minimum Wage Comments\">good story<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now we know we probably ruffled up some feathers with some of you on this write up. It should be noted that osprey are not fowl, they are birds of prey. But it made for good click bait didn&rsquo;t it!&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, an update was required two days later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect osprey has been caught and is being held in custody for questioning. 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On July 30, a grass fire ignited near Ashcroft, cutting power to about 1,500 residents. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze using 4,800 gallons of water to douse an area roughly 60 by 90 meters. The cause was unusual: a fish dropped onto a power line by a local osprey sparked embers that ignited the dry grass below. Firefighters speculated the bird either dropped its catch due to exhaustion or simply wanted cooked fish instead of raw. Fortunately, the osprey was unharmed and remained free-until an update two days later humorously reported it had been &#8220;captured&#8221; and held for questioning as an extreme flight risk. The post acknowledged that while facts matter, they shouldn&#8217;t get in the way of a good story-and clarified that osprey are birds of prey, not fowl-adding some lighthearted clickbait flair to their report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2473075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Osprey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8151,7173,7486,51041,22644],"class_list":["post-2473074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-accident","tag-bird","tag-fishing","tag-nature-2","tag-wildfire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Osprey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473078,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473074\/revisions\/2473078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}