ABSTRACT
While Smokey’s presence is ubiquitous throughout the country – at events, at parades and in commercials – and has certainly helped reduce the number of catastrophic, human-caused wildland fire, the issue of arson, both by the intentional and the unintentional arsonist, is still a significant problem. The Eagle Creek Fire continues to prove to be a poster child for consequences of arson. Powerlines can also be a source of wildland fires and are considered one form on unintentional arson. The 2018 Camp Fire in California was started by power transmission sparks created during a high-wind event. One prime example of a large wildland fire with both intentional and unintentional arson is Rodeo-Chediski Fire that occurred in Arizona in 2002. Land management agencies including the United States Forest Service, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management have historically had, and still have today, many challenges regarding management policies as well as public education and outreach regarding wildland fire.
