reminds me of https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/stranded-man-cut...

>A man stranded in the bush in northern Saskatchewan was rescued last week after chopping down four power poles — knocking out electricity to surrounding communities. [...]

>But he had an axe and he knew SaskPower would have to check the downed line, so he went to work.

What gets me is the Counselor was like "Why didn't he just build a big bonfire" as if a big fire would be a better idea.