Agreed. But the fire ban has nothing to do with Dumont in particular. Dumont is in CA therefore that is the only reason the area falls under it. They could have made exceptions for some CA desert areas, but we all know that won't happen especially since this decision was probably made very quickly as a way to prevent any future fires anywhere in the state. Also remember that this fire ban wasn't made by the Barstow BLM. This came down from above and they asked me to share the information. I am sure they know and aren't too worried about anything burning out there.