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 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 charged with arson after starting five wildfires, police say
A 2016 report from the National Volunteer Fire Council estimates that more than 100 firefighters in the U.S, are arrested on arson charges each year. Wildfires have burned nearly 1m acres in California in 2024, more than three times the total burned last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3 large fires hand Southern California painful numbers
The numbers are painful. Three Southern California wildfires had eaten up 117,546 acres by Saturday, Sept. 21, damaging at ...
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Community Voices: Fighting against California’s wildfires
As I travel across my district, all eyes are on Central California’s alarming wildfire season following the onset of the ...
In California, Controlled Fires Can Save Homes. Why Aren’t More Happening?
Experts say these intentional burns reduce the risk of wildfires and more should be done. But real barriers remain.