[pct-l] [PCT2008] Apache fire caused by careless smoking

[Donna Saufley]

It's probably accidental, but it could also be arson -- I wouldn't rule it
out just yet.  We've hosted alcoholics, drug addicts, schizophrenics,
bi-polar, ADD & ADHD, the truly antisocial and Lord only knows what else;
pyromania isn't too far fetched.

It has never ceased to amaze me how little people coming from other climates
understand the fire danger out here, despite all the talks and warnings.
They may see our catastrophic fires on TV, but to them it's somewhere remote
and they don't connect the dots. So they come out here and light campfires
and smoke cigarettes and are careless with their stoves.  

We can only pray for swift containment, that no firefighters are hurt, and
there is no other loss of life or structures.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of jeff.singewald at comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 5:34 PM
To: mattjolley at comcast.net; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] [PCT2008] Apache fire caused by careless smoking

Tobacco or weed?  At least with the latter there would be some excuse for
this amazing act of stupidity!  Give me a break.  This is one of the driest,
windiest and most difficult sections of the trail in SoCal.  Why in the
world would anyone feel it appropriate to light up.  My goodness, I would
enjoy the chance to confront the day hiker, section hiker or thru hiker that
made such a decision.  Talk about a lack of responsibility.

Elevator



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From: mattjolley at comcast.net 

> mydesert.com reports the incident commander says the human cause was
careless 
> smoking 
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