April 7, 2016: The story you are about to read is a fib, but it’s short.
The town of Floris is very small, 153 people, between Ottumwa and Bloomfield. One day the only person walking around was a man named Hugh. Hugh saw a leaf pile burning and threatening to get out of control. He called out, but no one answered. He resorted to hooking up a garden hose to an outside spigot and sprayed the perimeter, keeping the burn contained.
The lesson of the story is that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent Floris fires.