‘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.
Fire engineer arrested on suspicion of setting blazes in Northern California
Cal Fire arrested engineer Robert Hernandez on suspicion of committing arson on forest land in the areas surrounding Geyserville, Healdsburg and Windsor.
California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested Friday on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in recent weeks, officials said.
California Firefighter Accused of Setting Parts of Wine Country Ablaze While Off-Duty
Some regions of California have been battling massive wildfires throughout the summer as a drought mixed with rising temperatures led to rapid spread. That is e
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.
Cal Fire engineer faces arson charges, suspected of sparking 5 Northern California wildfires
A Cal Fire firefighting engineer accused of sparking at least five fires in Northern California forest lands was arrested Friday by investigators.
Cal Fire employee arrested in connection with off-duty arson
A Cal Fire employee was arrested Friday for allegedly igniting five fires in August and September, investigators allege.
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 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 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.
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,
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