In a message dated 6/30/02 12:05:39, RoksnRoots@aol.com writes: > *** You're omitting the obvious. Many of these people come from >rural low income backgrounds where fire suppression is an important source >of seasonal income. Exactly. This happens in eastern Kentucky all the time. Fortunately, KY forests aren't as dry as the western ones and don't turn into such conflagrations. Vcat