Every so often we get reports about wildfires on or near the trail, but more often we hear about them, especially out west. However, when we don't hear about them they're still burning. I was reading something and I came across a map of current active fires in the U.S. as of now.
I had no idea there are so many fires each year, look at this link http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/fires_acres.htm
And this is a listing of the current large fires happening now http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm
I read somewhere that one of the causes of a wildfire (besides the obvious) is a spark being produced from a rockslide.
Really a spark from a rockslide