‘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 year for wildfires.
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.
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 September.
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,
California firefighter charged with arson after starting five wildfires, police say
He is accused of starting multiple blazes while off duty, all in Sonoma County - the Alexander Fire on August 15; the Windsor River Road Fire on September 8; the Geysers Fire on September 12; and the Geyser and Kinley fires on September 14.
California fire agency employee charged with starting 5 blazes
A forestry fire engineer was arrested in California Friday, charged with starting five wildfires from Aug. 15 to Sept. 14 in Sonoma County.
"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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Fast-spreading fires are raging in Southern California
Most urgent appeared to be the Bridge Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest and spreading ... Three major fires are now burning in Southern California in part due to the extraordinary ...
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Robots are starting (good) fires in California
Greece, Turkey and Canada are all dealing with multiple forest fires this summer, and California is tackling one of the worst fires in state history. On Aug. 1, the National Interagency Fire ...