Two lighters hike back up the hill after conducting a test fire before sunset on the Sunlight Mesa prescribed fire. Test fires are always used prior to ignitions on a prescribed fire. They're lit in a spot that is going to be easily controlled and they're used to tell the burn boss how the fuels are going to burn. This particular prescribed fire was going to be lit in the late evening and through the night to reduce the potential for spot fires. These two had just lit a small area down and to the right of where they're hiking up with the burn boss.
