Cigarettes are self-extinguishing now, if you're not aware, and the multi-thousand acre forest fires are usually from eco-nut backpackers and woodsy types who don't know how to handle a campfire. They walk away from a pile of hot coals, chewing their granola bars in the woods that are over-grown because of anti-logging environmental rules, and then set thousands of acres on fire. The other major cause of forest fires is lightning, once again burning out of control due to anti-logging/overgrown forests.
When I go to the range I police my brass. Why? Because it’s the rule of the range, and a courtesy to others. It’s not even the law — just the rule of the range, but I do it each and every time, no matter how many rounds I send down range. Doing the right thing — especially when it’s the law — shouldn’t be so damned difficult.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/03/massive-apartment-blaze-sparked-by-cigarette
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi73wo_a-cigarette-butt-caused-a-brush-fire-in-big-flats_news
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-wildfire-that-burned-350-acres-started-with-cigarette/article/3544801