Perry,
Many of those canyons are so deep and steep there is no way to get into them. When I was a kid we used to make racers and race down the few fire roads they could find places to cut. Just like here. they have to let the fires go until they get to a place they can get men to put a fire line around the fire and then hope the canyon winds don't blow the burning embers another mile or so behind them and start another big fire. The last big fire we had up here, I think it was three fire fighters that got caught that way and killed.
Ron
