Since the end result of such fires are the same, what difference does it make to the USFS/Gov agencies whether the origin is a lightning strike or a campfire?  The "hands off" camp has been describing the benefits the fire will bring to the land.  OK with that.  2007 wasn't so long ago.  The person responsible for the Ham Lake fire killed himself during the pursuing actions of the criminal indictment.  His motive may have been due to the damage liabilities being faced.  Or maybe it was in part the scorn he received from an unrelenting public opinion.  I don't recall the same chorus of benefits being sung back then.  Seems ironic.

-YB