That is exactly what the three men are claiming, that the fire went out of control, set up camp to stay warm and all hell broke loose, so they have been charged with recklessly starting a fire
As bad as the drought has been out there, they should be strung up by their thumbs.
We havent had a decent rain here in a longggggggggggggg time..I dont care if these guys are homeless to be stupid enough to start a “Campfire” in a dry brush area they deserve whatever punishment they are going to get..which will probably be a slap on the wrist
There is no need to start a fire in this weather. They had to know this was a huge fire warning weather. Even if you are homeless you can understand that 80 in January is unusually warm. And less than 5% humidity.