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posted by janrinok on Saturday March 10 2018, @06:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the countdown-to-new-regulations? dept.

A "personal drone" that crashed and burst into flames was the cause of the Kendrick Fire, a 335 acre fire in the Coconino National Forest (wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconino_National_Forest) in northern Arizona, USA. Coconino National Forest spokesman George Jozens said that about 30 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and Summit Fire and Medical worked to quell the fire.

Article: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2018/03/06/personal-drone-sparks-335-acre-wildfire-north-flagstaff/401493002/


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by tonyPick on Saturday March 10 2018, @09:15AM (2 children)

    by tonyPick (1237) on Saturday March 10 2018, @09:15AM (#650469) Homepage Journal

    Replying to myself - here's a better link discussing the issue: https://www.outsideonline.com/2112901/you-could-foot-bill-next-big-wildfire [outsideonline.com]

    In Oregon, two elderly men are being billed $37 million for a fire the state says they started with their lawn mowers. In California, a homeowner is being charged $25 million for a fire authorities claim was sparked by a known electrical problem at his house. Could you be stuck with a similar multimillion-dollar tab for accidentally starting a wildfire?
    ...
    Such stiff penalties are intended to serve as a deterrent. If you murder someone, you’ll go to jail. That stops most of us from killing people. Drinking and driving costs you a ton of hassle and about $10,000 in legal fees, so you call an Uber. But penalties for carelessly causing a wildfire have traditionally been far less than their ultimate costs. That’s what’s changing: Authorities are trying to move the penalties for causing a fire to the same ballpark as the damage caused. Sticking you with the bill is how they’re doing it.

    The article goes over the reasoning behind the crackdown on this in more detail (TLDR - lots of fires and massive costs, so agencies want to recover costs where possible and act as a deterrent where not).

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by wonkey_monkey on Saturday March 10 2018, @10:34AM (1 child)

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Saturday March 10 2018, @10:34AM (#650487) Homepage

    That stops most of us from killing people.

    I like to pride myself that isn't the main factor in what stops me killing people.

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    systemd is Roko's Basilisk
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 10 2018, @12:01PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 10 2018, @12:01PM (#650498)