I once went back to a former station having been invited to a Guest Night. Later in the evening, it was announced that a car was to be burnt outside....
It seems that not only had a 'hazard assessment' been conducted, but a specially marked location had been designated and a fire engine with crew was standing by...
To be honest, it was utterly childish and embarrassing. None of the spontaneous "That looks like a burner" and subsequent piano torching I recall from earlier times, with the fire crews summoned to douse conflagration and miscreants alike.
Rather an indicator of the direction in which the RAF was heading, I guess...
