Could not agree more!
We had one land our connifers a couple of years ago. Luckily we were all sitting in the garden having a family BBQ for my birthday. Had no idea what we were looking at to begin with but soon stopped and problems with a bucket of water from the pond.
Damn things are so cheap and are in every pound shop round here. a mate of mine will be one of the poor sods called out to that fire in Smethwick.