A spokesman from FEMA did not return phone calls. Humvees are efficient vehicles with which to transport water into rugged areas. Often humans are not only the source but also the victims of forest fires. Five hundred and nineteen forest fires have destroyed 1,704 wooded acres in the commonwealt since March 9. Two people died in those blazes.
Hikers are also at the mercy of forest fires.
Although the Outing Club does not sponsor any forest-fire training sessions for its members, Favret said, hikers usually are careful in seasons as dry as this spring. The Cavalier Daily Inc. All rights reserved.