James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

The Wayne National Forest will be doing spring prescribed fires in more than 2,000 acres in three areas until May 30. Wayne National Forest Supervisor Lee Stewart said the prescribed burns include ...

In Ohio's Wayne National Forest, court records said more than 40 suspected arson fires were lit in 2022, and Bartels admitted to causing 26 of them. While working for the Greenfield Fire ...

police officer and Gallia County 911 administrator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $638,000 in restitution for setting 26 fires in Wayne National Forest in 2022.

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest ...

The Wayne National Forest will conduct spring prescribed fires in five areas totaling up to 4,555 acres from approximately March 1 to May 30.

A former southeastern Ohio fire department administrator will serve 18 months in federal prison after admitting to starting dozens of wildfires in Wayne National Forest. U.S. District Court Judge ...