BLM issues fire restrictions starting May 24

[The Heretic]

One of the recent fires in Oregon was caused by a lady making an emergency signal fire.

The fire we had here on Chehalem ridge, was caused by a campfire made by the property owners, in the middle of the worst part of the fire season, when humidity was in the single digits and it was windy and hot. There had been a LOT of fire warnings/etc. all dry summer long, and the idiots thought this would be a good time to roast some hot dogs over a campfire. It got out of control and eventually burned almost a thousand acres and some outbuildings. Fortunately nobody was hurt and no residences burned, but it was the height of stupidity.