Cal Fire, arson
"A violation of trust": California firefighter arrested on suspicion of setting five forest fires
38-year-old Robert Hernandez was taken into custody at a fire station in Mendocino County. Hernandez worked for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as a fire apparatus engineer, overseeing fire engines and water tanks during calls.
Cal Fire engineer accused of arson after 5 Northern California fires in Sonoma County
A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the past month, officials said.
California firefighter arrested in connection with starting 5 fires
A Cal Fire employee was arrested Friday for allegedly igniting five fires in August and September, investigators allege.
California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes
A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested Friday on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
California Firefighter Is Arrested and Accused of Starting 5 Fires in Sonoma County
Robert Hernandez, an apparatus engineer for Cal Fire, is suspected of starting five blazes on forest land in the North Bay that burned less than an acre combined.
California firefighter accused of setting fires in wine country
A California firefighter was arrested on suspicion of arson in a series of small fires that burned in wine country in recent weeks, officials said Friday.
A Cal Fire employee has been arrested for starting five fires in Northern California
Robert Hernandez, a fire apparatus engineer, is suspected of starting five fires in Northern California in August and.
California Firefighter Accused of Sparking Blazes in the State's Wine Country
A California firefighter has been arrested and accused of setting five blazes in the state's wine country, even as his fellow firefighters battle flames that have consumed almost a million acres and forced thousands of evacuations in the state this year.
California fire agency worker faces arson charges
An employee of California's state fire protection agency has been arrested on suspicion of starting five forest fires in recent weeks, local officials have said. Robert Hernandez, a 38-year-old apparatus engineer at Cal Fire,
Off-duty firefighter facing arson charges, suspected of sparking 5 Northern California blazes
A Cal Fire firefighting engineer accused of sparking at least five fires in Northern California forest lands was arrested Friday by investigators. Stunned Cal Fire officials announced the arrest Friday.
Fire engineer arrested on suspicion of setting blazes in Northern California
Cal Fire engineer Robert Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of committing arson on forest land in the areas surrounding Geyserville, Healdsburg and Windsor.
Commentary: Southern California forests are burning. Protect them from their biggest threat — people
The fires burning around L.A. were sadly predictable. As the next mega heat wave arrives, close government-managed forests.
‘Firefighter arson’: Cal Fire employee arrested for allegedly starting forest fires; agency chief responds
Robert Hernandez, 38, has been accused of ‘firefighter arson’ for allegedly setting fire to five years during an already bad ...
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California firefighter arrested for allegedly starting 5 wildfires
A Cal Fire firefighter was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of starting five separate wildfires in the state within the last six weeks.
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Community Voices: Fighting against California’s wildfires
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Southern California Fires Threaten Suburbs and Mountain Resorts
California fire crews are struggling to contain three separate blazes burning east of Los Angeles, threatening mountain ...