[forester]

Ms. Barton, a seasonal employee of the Forest Service for 18 years

That is a long time to be a seasonal, I wonder why she never got picked up full time. I think that your intial reaction was correct - namely, is she a member of AFSEEE?

[Carry_Okie]

Anybody who bought that story of 'burning a letter in a fire ring started the holocaust' without suspicion, has really lost it.

Besides her potential affiliation with (A?)FSEEE, someone should research whether there was an impending timber sale in that area.