Climate change has set California ablaze again. And, since it has become apparent that our so called leaders would rather squabble over whether or not climate change is real than actually face the facts and do the hard work of leadership, it is becoming increasingly important that informed individuals do what they can to help. That is why I was so interested to find that the reason for America's ever increasing fire problem is far more complex than we may think. While the Dixie fire started because of climate change, one of the disturbing reasons it has been so difficult to quench is because of some fires, seven that we know of so far, that were set intentionally by a former college professor who was living out of his car. The disgraced professor had lost his job and fallen on hard times, most likely meaning he was not receiving any kind of therapy. His few friends described the man as troubled and needing help. But there was no one there to help him and eventually he turned to violence. Though this incident may sound isolated, I can assure that the data states otherwise. The paradise fire also had at least two people who intentionally sough to keep the blaze burning. These people also set multiple fires, prolonging the already large inferno. In fact, about 226,00 fires annually are set in the United States intentionally by human hands. Pyromania has a very stigmatized past, and though it can surely be used for things like revenge and domestic terrorism, it is also a known mental disorder that is often overlooked and even criminalized by our justice system. This poses some interesting questions about how we address pyromania and how to prevent it from causing the estimated billion dollars in damage that it causes the United States to lose every year.