I'm grieving for the loss of this brave man. It is a testimony to their resourcefulness that, with very little kit, they managed to survive (in good condition apparently) for seven days. Still, the meaning behind this is not second guessing, but learning. I've asked my self over and over - why not more fire? We might not never know what they tried to do about that - and perhaps failed. But for me, after seven days I would have tried to burn down the d**n woods! A tire piled against all the brush I could gather under some small trees . . . What does this forum think about a major conflagration try in such a situation? There should be some "safety zone" since it was on a road.