There are many, many reasons for the fires. It is not only due to a cig being dropped or due to natural causes - lightning strikes.
The local and national FIRE and crime news have already stated these reasons for years on end. And not just since 2000 either.
There are huge FIRE and criminal problems related to these FIRES going on in many states all across this country and there are no simple 'two reasons' for these fires. I am talking about the recent Western State fires now when I say this.
MANY of the reasons for these FIRES are listed in the REAL NEWS, not just reposted by me or others, but I guess some people can scoff at what has already been proven by the authorities and stated in the NEWS.
Any person can choose to IGNORE or FOLLOW their LOCAL, small town, city, county, statewide, western and national FIRE and crime news using far more than one station and newspaper.
Many people, including me, talk to their friends and other people in the news. They include County Comm., City Hall, LE, FD, FS, Volunteers, other professional people who may be retired or still working, etc.
These people live in our state, in and out of town, and in other western states who are seeing the EXACT same things going on. You know actual FIRE and various criminal cases that are RELATED to fires. They include people in other communities across this country in small towns, cities, rural areas and way out in the boonies.
Many people can choose to ignore their local, national and/or international news and what is going on around them when it comes to these horrific FIRES, crime, fire mitigation, proper forest management, SANE LOGGING, drug running and drug making in the wilderness (Fact.) where FIRE IS USED to make various types of illegal drugs, and that does NOT only happen in the cities or country, criminal transients and their camps-camp fires in their LOCAL areas in and out of town, etc. They can ignore houses in and out of town where it was proven to be true after someone actually gave a dang and INVESTIGATED the properties in question. Plus many of those drug making houses where various types of drugs were being made using FIRE OR FLAME TO MAKE THEM in good and bad areas (In and OUT of town.) were TOXIC and that included the land all around the homes. Campers have been found in some areas where drugs were being made out in the boonies too.
Obviously, some people have not followed the various Fire and Criminal Fire news stories too closely or think that these things don't happen. Oh well.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department in NW MT is dealing with one or more arsonists up in their area. Fact.
Many sheriff departments are doing drug SWEEPS in various rural areas, small towns and WAY OUT in the boonies when it comes to FIRES and the various CRIMINAL reasons for those fires.
In fact, the MT Highway Patrol and other LE people have gone on the News about the drug running and Specific Highway Corridors and Rural Roads (EASY interstate access and some Not so easy.) including TALKING about the criminals who start Fires when they make their drugs in all areas. One recent case had to do with some Good Samaritans who helped a person (Not a citizen.) and that criminal person murdered two of them and the third person survived the shooting. Some other cases have been presented in the news and proven to be TRUE. A good MT HP man caught two more foreign DRUG RUNNING criminals. Heck, the criminals have even used motels/hotels in some cases where fires got started! News. Some other ! Criminal Transient who was into drugs had a portable torch or whatever they call them to MAKE DRUGS using fire/flame and he had it in his freaking BACKPACK! News not some conspiracy theory.
Many LE people and their agencies and not just state agencies are going on and on about this in our news and it is IN the national news too.
People can choose to NOT read long posts or ignore people. It is easy to do. Scroll on by.
The CA or CO FIRE related case where the FS female worker burned her love letters is another pesky little fact too. Gee, that was on the news for some time too.
God bless the GOOD fire fighters and others who fight fires and crime. God bless the Volunteers. Keep them safe.
Cate