Perhaps because I grew up backpacking, where fires are confined to small portable stoves, I guess I'll never understand the camping crowd that gets so much pleasure from campfires. While an individual campfire has a low probability of getting out of control, almost all human-caused wildfires seem to originate from campfires. To me, it just doesn't seem worth the risk, but then I'm not a fan of smoky air so the risk-benefit is all risk no benefit.