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Volunteer FF Arrested on Two Arson Charges

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Admits to at Least One Arson

A 22-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEER MEMBER of a Westchester County, New York, fire company was arraigned Wednesday, accused of setting two house fires.  Fox News is reporting:

Trent Bronner, 22, of Sleepy Hollow was arraigned Wednesday on a seven count indictment. He faces felony arson and criminal mischief charges. In convicted, he could face 25 years in prison.

Prosecutors claim one of the fires was on March 20th, 2011. At about 5:10 a.m., a Cedar St. resident woke up when her dog started barking. She looked out to see a fire on the porch of a neighbor's house. The flames spread to another house before firefighters could put it out. 19 people were left homeless.

During the course of the investigation, police say Bronner admitted to starting another fire in the Village on July 19th, 2010 on Cortlandt Street.

He has been held in county jail since his arrest on April 27 in lieu of a $150,000 bond.

The Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch has more plus the 15-page indictment paper HERE.

Posted by on June 23, 2011 • Filed under: arson, Fire Rescue Topics • Tagged: , , , , ,

9-yr.-Old Charged With Arson

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POLICE IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, HAVE TAKEN a 9-yr.-old boy into custody and charged him with arson.  They say that he and another boy broke into a vacant house and set it on fire.  There is no information on whether the other boy has been found yet.

He is being held until the authorities can find a state facility that can take him.

KOCO-TV Ch. 5 has this video report:

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Posted by on January 16, 2010 • Filed under: arson, Fire Rescue Topics, investigations, Videos • Tagged: , ,

Around the Fire Web

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*  Maybe you recall (and maybe you don’t) our posting back in February HERE about Jeff “Matches” Boyle, the well-connected Chicago firefighter who got a merit promotion while he was out setting about 20 arsons around town.  After serving a small part of his time in the slammer, he sued the city to get his pension restored.  STATter911 has caught the recent court decision handed down by a well-connected judge HERE.  And while you’re there, scroll down a little more and read the update on the Haverhill power-hungry fire chief’s decision to withold the flu shots from his FF’s.

*  There’s a new addition to the FireEMS Blogs network that we think you’ll enjoy.  It’s called Raising Ladders and is a running commentary from a probationary firefighter recording his thoughts and experiences as he works to complete his probationer’s assignments.  Well written with a sly bit of humor inserted.  Check it out HERE and see what you think.

*  In case you missed it earlier, SConFire has a new name and web address.  They are now SCFireWire and the new address is http://www.scfirewire.com/ so make sure your Favorites list is updated.  Same good quality coverage of everything related to South Carolina fire and EMS news, but with a new look, too.

*  Wildfire Today has a story about a firefighter who built his resume using forged documents and training certifiicates.  His day in court came up and WT has the story HERE.

Posted by on November 11, 2009 • Filed under: Fire Blogs • Tagged: , , , , ,