The New Mexico fire two years ago (Los Alamos, not Las Cruces) that began as a planned burn got out of control entirely because a bureaucrat away from the forest itself didn't pay attention to the weather report. It was entirely a matter of "today is the day that we are scheduled to set the fire, so we will set the fire today", without regard to the fact that the weather had changed and the wind had shifted. He doesn't work there any more.