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[pct-l] fire update



Matt Geis wrote:

>I got this email last night from my sister-in-law, who
>is a captain with the CDF in Riverside county.
>
>--Iron Chef
>
>"We had a fire again yesterday locally in the
>whitewater are (north of I-10 in cabazon, just east of
>the cottonwood trailhead) and a PCT hiker was
>involved. The crews at scene felt really badly for the
>guy, it was a complete accident. I don't think they're
>gonna go after the guy because he stuck around & was
>honest about his mistake. Apparently we had a really
>windy night & he picked a not-so-sheltered place to
>make camp. He had a cleared area for his stove, but
>spilled the fuel which caught his jacket, pack & tent
>on fire. The story goes... as the burning tent got
>caught in the wind & blew away the fire was off &
>running. They said it was obvious he tried to put it
>out as he had burns on his hands (apparently minor)
>and he was pretty broke up & feeling responsible. (as
>air tankers, helicopters & fire crews rushed into the
>area.) I heard the prevention officer assigned to the
>report gave him a ride into town for a hotel for the
>night & possible some re-supply but we think he was
>spotted back on the trail this AM at the break of
>dawn.
> 
>If you hear about the guy, let me know. We all hope he
>was able to recover & get back on the road. The
>Engineer here (Bill Smith) was there & talked to him
>for a while last night & tried to console him a bit.
>He's hiking alone & said he has hiked the appalacian
>trail twice & is hoping to get to Canada this year."
>
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If he doesn't have a trail name yet, Flashpoint sounds good...