According to Kurt Ullman :
In article ,
(Chris Lewis) wrote:
Because fire isn't very safe in built-up areas. It has a tendancy
to do things you don't want it to. Controlled burns sometimes
get out of hand.
I have a friend who used to be a smoke jumper and he said even in
their high trained hands, "controlled" is a time sensitive description.
One minute it is, the next is may not be.
Indeed. Four forestry students were killed a few years back when
the controlled burn set by professionals (and the students supervised
by professionals) got out of hand and cut them off. Yet, everything
was perfectly done by the book...
--
Chris Lewis,
Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.