Perhaps it's as hard to pin down as Springfield, of Simpsons fame?
It does make it easier to tailor the setting to the needs of the plot, if it's not nailed down.
So I did a little looking... Spirit is based upon Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
So then I looked up Cimarron, where the wild mustangs roam,
What is the Cimarron?
Cimarron Territory refers to the area that is now the Oklahoma Panhandle, a strip of land 34 miles wide and 169 miles long.
Where does the movie Spirit take place?
The homeland of the mustangs and Lakotas is based on Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and the Teton mountain range; the cavalry outpost was also based on Monument Valley.
The term frontier town makes me think it’s the Oklahoma location...
I knew about the movie, but I have no idea if the movie and the tv show are meant to be set in the same locations (not having watched any of this). The movie features several somewhat specific locations (per Wikipedia): a Kiger Mustang herd, a Lakota village, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Grand Canyon. So is he starting in Oregon, going east to the Dakotas, south to the Railroad, farther south to the Grand Canyon, then back to the Dakotas, finally returning to Oregon? As far as I can find, the tv show is much less committed to specific locations; I imagine this greatly reduces the need for historical research. Has anyone watched any of this?
The fire set shows the level Playmobil have sunk to. A burning barrel on a raft in the sea and they send a fire boat and a helicopter with water bucket. Why not just let the fire burn itself out?
Maybe it's a training exercise? Otherwise, I can just imagine the exposés about wasted tax dollars. Is the boat shooting projectile weapons at the burning barrel?