While likely true[1] I think that's a pretty gross diversion of the topic. However fires start, there remain issues of how quickly they spread, how damaging the

While likely true[1] I think that's a pretty gross diversion of the topic. However fires start, there remain issues of how quickly they spread, how damaging they become, and how hard they are to control. Those all come down to the overall condition of the land. If somebody drops a lit cigarette or fails to bank a cookfire properly, but that doesn't cause a fire of any consequence because the local plant life hasn't all turned to tinder, that doesn't even become part of the statistics. The problem is that conditions have become so bad that previously harmless human activity can now cause a massive conflagration, and we shouldn't distract from that. [1] https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildfire-causes-and-evaluations.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildfire-causes-and-evaluations...