FIRE at the turkey pen

Yesterday was a strange day for me. It all started Thursday when I got a call from Dave , he owns the land where I keep my chickens and turkey's. He called to tell me that something had killed one of my turkeys. I went over to check the rest and dispose of the dead one, it looked like maybe a stray dog or coyote had gotten it. I walked the fence and tightened it up and decided to change up my schedule and check them more frequently for a couple days and see if I could catch the culprit. So Friday morning I left the house at daylight with a shotgun just in case I caught it in the act. A beautiful morning in fact I wished I was going squirrel hunting instead. The turkey's were safe and sound and I continued on to work. I went to dinner about 1:30 and decided not to check the turkey then but on my way home. I grabbed a sandwich and drove thru the countryside enjoying the day and thought what a beautiful day it was perfect breezy and warm with the air so fresh, I even commented it back at work. It is strange how things can change so fast. I was paged to the phone and it was Dave he said the field is on Fire I said what he said again the field is on fire , I said I am on my way. When I got there the whole field was a blaze I hustled over to start fighting fire with my feet and a five gallon bucket. I was not getting much out at the upper end as it was to hot to stay very long. I came out and asked Dave have you called the fire department? He said no I said Dave you better call if it gets in that lower big brush pile we could have a major problem. Dave called as I went to the lower end and began to fight the fire. About 15 minutes later the fire department showed up , I had managed to the big brush pile from catching fire. After the fire was out I noticed something strange and if you look at the photo's I took you will see the fire went all around the turkeys but not a blade of the grass burnt inside the pen. I do not know why and neither did the firemen. The turkey's where fine, I destroyed a snow shovel and a bucket from using them to put out the fire. As well as a pair of sneakers. My little toe on my right foot got a small burn from stomping fir and a small burn on my left forearm . And I ended up with a burn on my forehead as well as some singed hair of which I can not stand to lose. In all about an acre burnt we were very lucky that it did not get out of hand. Thank God