When done on a farm/commercial scale the piles are turned regularly. There are many reasons but one of them is to distribute excess heat. Compost heaps do occasionally catch fire however this only happens under very specific conditions and is basically unheard of at the backyard/homeowner scale.
Your compost heap getting too hot is not something to lose sleep over. Getting it hot enough will be your problem.
I have a bagging lawn mower and the lawn clippings are what I use in place of sawdust. Lush green clippings can mat down and go anaerobic. The coarse weeds and small woody shrubs that pass for my lawn don't give me that problem. My lawn is always partly mowed since I largely just mow it on an as needed basis. When I need more materials for my toilet, I mow a swath or two. I have a 6' x 6' piece of fiberglass window screen I put down and spread the clippings out on in the sun so that they dry a bit which makes them keep better and makes them more absorbent when needed.
My bucket/loo is indoors like a regular toilet. There is no smell if you use enough cover materials.
Your compost heap getting too hot is not something to lose sleep over. Getting it hot enough will be your problem.
I have a bagging lawn mower and the lawn clippings are what I use in place of sawdust. Lush green clippings can mat down and go anaerobic. The coarse weeds and small woody shrubs that pass for my lawn don't give me that problem. My lawn is always partly mowed since I largely just mow it on an as needed basis. When I need more materials for my toilet, I mow a swath or two. I have a 6' x 6' piece of fiberglass window screen I put down and spread the clippings out on in the sun so that they dry a bit which makes them keep better and makes them more absorbent when needed.
My bucket/loo is indoors like a regular toilet. There is no smell if you use enough cover materials.