Hah...Johnny Cash probably would’ve kicked their butt. Lol.
Johnny Cash accidentally started a wildfire that destroyed over 500 acres and killed 49 endangered condors.
...In June 1965, his camper caught fire during a fishing trip with his nephew Damon Fielder in Los Padres National Forest in California, triggering a forest fire that burnt several hundred acres and nearly killed Cash. Cash claimed that the fire was caused by sparks from a defective exhaust system on his camper, but Fielder thinks that Cash started a fire to stay warm and in his drugged condition failed to notice the fire getting out of control.
When the judge asked Cash why he did it, Cash said, I didnt do it, my truck did, and its dead, so you cant question it. The fire destroyed 508 acres (206 ha), burning the foliage off three mountains and driving off forty-nine of the refuges 53 endangered condors.
Cash was unrepentant and claimed, I dont care about your damn yellow buzzards. The federal government sued him and was awarded $125,172 ($939,914 in 2016 dollars). Cash eventually settled the case and paid $82,001.He said he was the only person ever sued by the government for starting a forest fire.