Even though the person did set the fire, and cause that much damage, $18 million is rediculous. He will never be able to pay that, unless he somehow wins the lottery!! For all of the people who's houses burned, they should have had homeowners insurance, so the fine won't pay for any of that. The trees didn't cost anything, they were there long before we showed up. What they are fining him for, then, is the cost of the labor, and materials to put the fire out, and the reclamation of the burned area, which the government has set aside already. So basically the guy is screwed for life, because of an accident. He will never be able to pay off that fine, but will be spending all of his life attempting to anyway. He will never be able to live a decent life because of an accident. I can understand that people are mad, but what can you do. I say they put him in prison for a few years, and make him work on the prison fire crews, there he would have a better chance at actually surviving.