As the state struggles with a worsening wildfires, authorities are taking a more aggressive posture toward people who accidentally or intentional cause them

William Rupp climbed onto the roof of his family’s mobile home in remote Shasta County, California, armed with just a garden hose.

One of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history – later known as the Bear fire – is said to have begun in his yard when his lawn mower struck a rock in dry grass. He was fighting to save everything he owned.

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Source: Guardian Environment