[pct-l] Fires

[Town Food]

This thread reminds me, there was a trail rumor last year that the
Chimney Fire was caused by thru-hikers -- does anybody know if that
turned out to be true, and what they were doing that started the fire?

 -=Marcus

On 05/04/2017 07:47 AM, Gary Schenk wrote:
> 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?
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> 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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