[Red Boots]

Around our family cabin in Colorado, the USFS has spent the last 10 years closing road after road until there is only one road into the valley, and one road out. Last summer they closed that one by not clearing off a small rockslide on the only other road out of the valley.

Since they've not allowed logging, and the area was heavily logged in the 40-50’s, they've basically created a fire trap. The area has been mined extensively since the 1890s so it's not like they are preserving pristine forest or anything..

Our cabin is located in a town site that has been privately held since it was claimed in the 1870's, so they can't push us off that way, but I am sure they wouldn't mind a rip-roaring forest fire that burned the town down.

[B4Ranch]

If by chance there is a forest fire and you should be observed doing anything to impede the natural burn areas you can expect to charged with interference of the Fire Control Boss. That means no backfire burning, no dozer clearing work after the fire is started, etc.