[pct-l] The cigarette fire on San Jacinto

[Halfmile]

I think they are talking about the Apache Fire in 2008. PCT hikers did
find the fire but could not put it out. It burned about 800 acres over
a week. The PCT was closed for a couple of weeks from this fire.
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1236/
http://www.towncrier.com/pctfire.html

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Matthew Edwards <Hetchhetchyman at aol.com> wrote:
> That fire on San jacinto in 2009.
> There is a video of that fire out there somewhere.
> The hikers that filmed it came upon this smouldering log.
> It is not supposed to be a funny subject but what happens next
> in the video was kinda funny...
>
> So this couple is filming the smoulder log. In a panicked voice
> she says: "Hurry.. put it out!"
> You see the guy run over and dump the last two drops of
> water in his bottle on the smoking log with no effect!
> Then he starts kicking dirt on it.
> Then you see his girlfriend start flicking dirt on it
> with the tip of her trekking poles.. with no effect!
> Just as the video ends you hear her say..."Pee on it!"
>
> That video was made by Frank and Double Barrel back in 2009.
> I'm pretty sure that must be the fire started by the cigarette you are describing.
> Luckily they got there just in time and eventually put it out.
> In their video there was that super dense smoke coming from the log..
> the kind you get right before ignition. It is a miracle they happened upon it right
> when they did.
> The real question is how folks can smoke those things on the trail?
> I knew a lot of hikers that did and it always amazed me.
> I am such a crispy old dude i can barely get enough air as it is!
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