Some people just don't have a clue about the damage they can do. I was at a chili cook-off in Flagstaff today. We have had dry windy conditions for a couple of months with red flag warnings almost daily.
There was a lady smoking in a no smoking area so she was trying to hide her cigarette. She kept flicking her ashes behind her body and into a bunch of pine trees that had needles and cones under them.
When I approached her about this she got very upset and told me it was none of my business. I just told her if she continued I would make it my business. I later found out that we had a fire start today just outside Flagstaff.
Dave