▁use ▁of ▁trac ers ▁provides ▁re ass urance ▁to ▁g unn ers ▁on ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁mach in eg un ▁fire . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁restrictions ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁use ▁of ▁trac er ▁r ounds ▁is ▁restricted ▁on ▁National ▁R if le ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom - oper ated ▁ranges , ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁fire . ▁Un author ized ▁use ▁is ▁pun ished ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁acting ▁range ▁officer . ▁Use ▁of ▁trac ers ▁is ▁usually ▁only ▁author ized ▁during ▁military ▁training . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁large ▁fire ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁trac er ▁am mun ition ▁near ▁Marse ille , ▁France , ▁an ▁area ▁where ▁shr ub ▁veget ation ▁is ▁very ▁dry ▁and ▁fl amm able ▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁and ▁where ▁normally ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁fire ▁was ▁started ▁at ▁D F W ▁Gun ▁Club ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁trac er ▁round ▁inside ▁the ▁facility . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Lake ▁Christ ine ▁Fire ▁near ▁Bas alt , ▁Colorado ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁trac er ▁r ounds ▁fired ▁at ▁a ▁gun ▁range . ▁Two ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁charged ▁with ▁ 4 th ▁degree ▁ar son . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Inc endi ary ▁am mun ition ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links