they dont really prosecute these things aggressively anyway, consider this example. This article sure sugar coats it compared to witness testimony : http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/index.ssf/2017/11/mortified_mom_of_teen_charged_in_eagle_creek_fire_speaks_this_is_a_trauma_for_him.html
They should. My neighbors burn when there is a burn ban and burn ban or not nobody should be so stupid as to burn in a gale force wind as so many do.