A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced for starting more than 20 fires in the Wayne ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Pitkin County Open Space and Trails officials submitted a proposal in January to acquire the land including and surrounding ...