Forest Service Seeks $6.3M From Man for Wildfire

The U.S. Forest Service wants to collect $6.3 million from a 77-year-old man the agency blames for causing a 2012 forest fire that threatened to burn into the town of Jackson. The Forest Service alleges James G. Anderson Jr. sparked the wildfire on Sept. 8, 2012, by burning twigs and paper in a rusted-out barrel at his son’s home and allowing the flames to get out of control. The Forest Service sent Anderson a bill in November for the firefighting costs.