How many of us have huddled around a blazing campfire while on trips in the wilderness? I remember great evening sitting on the beach near Malibu with a blazing fire keeping us warm.
Now we learn just how deadly they really are.
They create pollution.
They cause health problems.
Litter.
Tree damage.
Invasive species
Injury.
Is this attitude too risk averse or politically correct? Maybe, but our inability to enjoy campfires responsibly is inarguable—humans cause 90 percent of wildfires—and this combines with the millions of new visitors to national parks and other outdoor areas to create an understandable need for regulation.
And you will need this:
And, in Arizona you can get $5k in fines or spend 6 months in jail.
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