Ex-firefighter sentenced for setting 26 fires in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced for starting more than 20 fires in the Wayne ...
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Ex-Ohio 911 dispatcher who admitted to starting forest fires gets 18 months in prison
The series of blazes in 2022 scorched about 1,300 acres of land and prompted a ... both intentionally and mistakenly. In Ohio's Wayne National Forest, court records said more than 40 suspected ...
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Former Ohio 911 dispatcher admits starting forest fires to 'give the boys something to do'
Bartels admitted to using a lighter to start 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, located in eastern Ohio, to "give the boys something to do." The fires, which burned about 1,300 acres of federal ...
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Fire dept. administrator set 26 fires to ‘give the boys something to do’ in OH, feds say
In February, he was sentenced to one and a half years in prison, according to a Feb. 10 news release from ... to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a lighter, officials said.
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Pitkin County looks to gain ownership of Wildwood property
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails officials submitted a proposal in January to acquire the land including and surrounding ...
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Ex-firefighter sentenced for setting 26 fires in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
officers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources saw a truck registered to Bartel near the Wayne National Forest. A fire was reported in that area less than an hour later. Court documents ...