California Sues Parents for $675,000 Because Their Kids Started a Wildfire

Only you can prevent wildfires — or your parents might get sued.

A pair of children allegedly started a California wildfire during a camping trip with their parents, who could be on the hook for more than $675,000 to cover the cost of putting it out and related damages, according to a report Tuesday.

A lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the unidentified kids sparked the 2020 blaze when they "transferred the campfire to an adjacent vegetated area," San Diego's CBS8 TV station said.

Although their parents — identified only as "Nathan S." and "Joy S." — tried to extinguish the flames, the fire "escaped their control and ignited additional vegetation within the vicinity and spread to a neighboring property," the suit alleges.

The children also allegedly started another, smaller fire three days earlier while playing with sticks pulled from a campfire.

The suit accuses their parents of having "negligently supervised" their offspring while staying near the Skyline Truck Trail in Jamul, near the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego.

They "had the opportunity and ability to control the conduct of their minor children in their custody and control, and should have recognized the necessity to adequately supervise and monitor their minor children to prevent the very same risk of harm that ultimately led to the Skyline 3 Fire," according to the suit.

The Skyline 3 fire erupted shortly after 1 p.m. on June 11, 2020, and burned 100 acres before being contained three days later, according to the Cal Fire website.

Four helicopters, five air tankers 35 engines and seven crews of firefighters were needed to battle the blaze.

It's unclear if the parents have hired lawyers to defend them.