1.   Chris Drew, the chief ranger at Baxter State Park, can call in choppers from Houghton or Bangor and John Gillen has similar options in New York State.

2.   Just before he left, he had a long conversation with the chief ranger of Kilimanjaro National Park, who expressed deep concern about the trend.

3.   Bill Carroll said he spent the last eight years as chief ranger of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

4.   Steve Frye, chief ranger at Glacier National Park, said the threat of fire is one of the perils people take on when they move to such places.