I used to fight fires in the American West. We had a saying: "Let's keep the forests black and our pockets green." No one on a professional crew would start a fire, we'd get sent out somewhere anyway, there is always a fire somewhere. But there were plenty of rumors about unemployed locals sparking up some part-time work.

Out here in Colorado we had a professional start a fire, but it wasn't to make money, there were already plenty of fires going. Turned out she was pretty good at starting a big fire, and was convicted too.

See, that is just tacky. As a wildland firefighter, there are things you are allowed to do and things you are not allowed to do.

Things You Are Allowed to Do:
-fight fires
-go through the chow line twice
-hide in the woods and sleep
-steal headlamps, batteries, and other gear
-chat up the female fire fighters
-do Cheech and Chong routines
-go four-wheeling in the trucks
-lie on your time sheet to make more $
-push over the porta-potty with that asshole boss inside

Things You Are Not Allowed to Do:
-start fires

It isn't hard to keep them straight.