Hey I'm asking for some contacts with the peeps who started the Burnside Skatepark, specifically those who worked directly with the city.
The PDX Fire Jam, a 6 year running fire dancing gathering under the I-5 Bridge at the end of Salmon St. is being shut down by the Parks Dept. I'd like to talk with those that made the Burnside skatepark possible... maybe in my wildest dreams to have a Firepark.

"A group of fire community safety volunteers met with the Parks Dept. and the Fire Dept. today.
Six years ago representatives from the fire community met with the Parks Dept. and Fire Dept. to put in place the Portland C7 fire performance guidelines, which has been a model for many other major cities. To be within these guidelines we must have the permission of the venue's property owner... in this case the Parks Dept. At the start, the Parks Dept. allowed the Sunday Fire Jam, and have since thought the event had dissipated... within the last two years a new 'no flame' ordinance has been added to public parks. With the Parks Dept.'s current knowledge of the event and with the new 'no open flame' ordinance, they will be shutting down the long running PDX Fire Jam. This will have a big effect on the fire community here in Portland. It's sad on so many levels that this iconic Portland event will be shut down. We are hopeful though, as both the Parks Dept. and the Fire Dept. have promised to work with us in figuring out alternatives and solutions for the Portland fire community."

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The Parks Dept. is willing to keep open communication with us, but they are shutting the weekly fire jam down. The skatepark has been referenced by the by the Police and the Parks Dept. in my conversations, which I hope means that all your hard work will help us in establishing that it does work... to push past regulations and work together in keeping our right for a space and community.