[pct-l] Fires
Gary Schenk
gary_schenk at yahoo.com
Thu May 4 09:47:27 CDT 2017
On Wed, 5/3/17, Drew Smith <jdrewsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fires
To:
Cc: "pct-l @backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 7:24 AM
No question that there have been
many fires in CA over the last decade. But
before sending down commandments from on high,
how about a little data to
inform the
conversation?
How many
fires have been attributed to backpackers? To long-distance
hikers?
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http://www.postholer.com/faq.php#Fire%20safety
"It's a sad reality that more than a couple major fires have been started by careless thru-hikers over the years. The importance of fire safety cannot be over stressed. A few notable fires:
2008 - Apache Peak fire started by thru-hiker who extinguished cigarette butt on stump.
2006 - Mission Creek fire started by poorly located alcohol stove in windy conditions.
1997 - Angeles National Forest fire caused by hiker burning used toilet paper."
You know, we all like to complain about mountain bikers and dirt bikers using the PCT. We go on and on about how they should respect the rules. Well maybe we should respect the rules, too. In Southern California that means no campfires outside of developed campgrounds.
Gary
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