Current and former employees say public safety agencies are still freezing hiring they claim to have exempted and liken the ...
In Ohio, a troubling case of arson perpetrated by a former fire department dispatcher and police officer has come to a legal resolution. James A. Bartels, previously ...
James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...
James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office.
A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of ...
A former fire official has been sentenced to prison for intentionally setting several fires in a national forest in Perry County.  James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...
Assam wildlife crime investigators receive training at Manas National Park to enhance skills in tackling offences. The ...
Justin Sorci told a U.S. Forest Service lawman he "was able to do his own burn" inside Osceola National Forest, a court ...
LOS ANGELES - New legislation aimed at cracking down on wildfire crimes such as looting and impersonating first responders during disasters and the recovery process was announced Monday by LA District ...