[Az-Geocaching] Colorado Fire
Fred Coe
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:40:10 -0700
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MessageHowdy,
Actually its more common than you may think.
Last year about this time, in San Diego County, a Forest Service =
seasonal firefighter (who was also a Captain for a local volunteer =
department) was caught after setting several small fires. Almost every =
year I read the e-mail at work about someone somewhere who was arrested =
for intentionally setting a fire. They're arsonists. They do it for a =
bunch of reasons, and often it is simple greed. Sometimes it's for =
excitment. For whatever reason, I think they're a little sick. =20
In the case in Colorado, it was a dumb, stupid mistake. But so is =
tossing a burning cigerette out the window whilst driving through the =
forest. =20
Most of my co-workers feel they should throw the book at her--which it =
sounds pretty much what is happening. The 'Office Slugs' (workers that =
never go to the field and don't want to -- why work for the Forest =
Service if you don't want to go to the woods?) feel she is getting the =
shaft. My feelings? She'll be convicted (or plea bargin), be fined =
(probably a really big amount that'll never be paid), probably sentenced =
to 'time served', probation, and never work for another natural =
resources management agency again. Again, this wasn't arson (lock those =
people up, and throw away the key).
On sadder news,
The air tanker that crashed in California this afternoon, killing the =
crew, was here in Tucson a couple of weeks ago making drops on the =
Bullock Fire. =20
--Fred
Team Boulder Creek
CNF Radio System Manager
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Team Tierra Buena=20
To: az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 5:39 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Colorado Fire
I was sorry to learn that the person who apparently started the huge =
fire in Colorado was a Forest Service employee. If they can't trust =
their own, now they'll probably be even more suspicious of outsiders =
entering the forests!
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
PS: Scott Wood, I got a copy of the poster from Jason last week. =
Thanks for sending them up! We were camping in Sitgreaves (which is =
still largely open) this past weekend. I was so tempted to tape it to my =
car...
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Howdy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Actually its more common than you may=20
think.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Last year about this time, in San Diego =
County, a=20
Forest Service seasonal firefighter (who was also a Captain for a =
local=20
volunteer department) was caught after setting several small =
fires. Almost=20
every year I read the e-mail at work about someone somewhere who was =
arrested=20
for intentionally setting a fire. They're arsonists. They do =
it for=20
a bunch of reasons, and often it is simple greed. Sometimes=20
it's for excitment. For whatever reason, I think they're a =
little=20
sick. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the case in Colorado, it was a =
dumb, stupid=20
mistake. But so is tossing a burning cigerette out the window =
whilst=20
driving through the forest. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most of my co-workers feel they should =
throw the=20
book at her--which it sounds pretty much what is happening. The =
'Office=20
Slugs' (workers that never go to the field and don't want to -- why work =
for the=20
Forest Service if you don't want to go to the woods?) feel she is =
getting the=20
shaft. My feelings? She'll be convicted (or plea bargin), be =
fined=20
(probably a really big amount that'll never be paid), probably sentenced =
to=20
'time served', probation, and never work for another natural resources=20
management agency again. Again, this wasn't arson (lock those =
people up,=20
and throw away the key).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On sadder news,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The air tanker that crashed in =
California this=20
afternoon, killing the crew, was here in Tucson a couple of weeks ago =
making=20
drops on the Bullock Fire. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>--Fred</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team Boulder Creek</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CNF Radio System Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 17, 2002 =
5:39 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Colorado=20
Fire</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">I =
was sorry to=20
learn that the person who apparently started the huge fire in Colorado =
was a=20
Forest Service employee. If they can't trust their own, now they'll =
probably=20
be even more suspicious of outsiders entering the =
forests!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua">Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">Team =
Tierra=20
Buena</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D677263500-18062002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">PS: =
Scott Wood,=20
I got a copy of the poster from Jason last week. Thanks for =
sending them=20
up! We were camping in Sitgreaves (which is still largely open) this =
past=20
weekend. I was so tempted to tape it to my=20
car...</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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