[madfly]

Yes, that was unreal. I posted a few articles on that, but the story only got as far as Albuquerque press. Don't these firefighters get seasonal umemployment benefits? Like people who work at race tracks and other seasonal professions? No fires, no money. Something wrong.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I think the firebugs are mostly the local "day laborer" type fire fighters as opposed to the Hot Shot crews that move about the country. We are pretty fortunate, our local volunteer department are all neighbors. I've helped them twice with brushfires in our area.