Here's the article:

ESCAPE FROM CREEK FIRE backpacking trip cut short

I was pretty surprised that they decided to hike out instead of staying with the caravans of vehicles.

There's some discussion on Hacker News about the article:

Escape from creek fire (jmeshe.co)

Some people were more critical, some less so.

Also a side note in that discussion led to the "Norwegian Mountain Code" from the Norwegian Trekking Association:

The Norwegian Mountain Code (called &quo...203;​

Good share.