[Carry_Okie]

When you talk about differences that small, you are in the realm of subjectivity regarding what burned and what didn't. They are reading the thickness of lines.

[Grampa Dave]

On a fire this size, 288 acres is as you note is so insignificant that a recounting is inappropriate.

They had an order from someone to revise that number down for some reason.

Also, as you noted, what a waste of our tax $'s and then a waste for the news outlets to cover it and then post it.