Ol Shy & Bashful wrote:

Difference is now they can put a TFR in place within hours of a new
fire and a pilot who got a complete briefing only hours before can
blunder smack into one and never know it until he gets the ass chewing
followed by a letter and giant Excedrin headaches.
Ahhh lets hear it for the ever more protective government who know
what is best for us misguided children......

I encountered this several times over the summer, while flying in Western
MT and Centeral ID. Fire TFRs don't carry the same enforcement as the
political/"security" types. The crews that are fighting the fire are well
aware that the FAA is dismally slow at disseminating info about fire TFRs. I
encountered one fire in eastern Idaho that had no TFR when I took off 2 hrs.
earlier. There were firebombers and lead aircraft working the fire as I
passed by. The TFR finally showed up in the FAA system 36 hrs. later.
Conversely, on my way back to AZ through UT, I had to skirt a TFR that had
been very active a week prior. When I landed nearby for fuel, I found out
that the fire had been extinguished and the crews had been gone for 3 days.

Generally speaking, if you avoid flying over areas that are actively on
fire and producing smoke, no one will bother you.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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