A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest.

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

A truck confiscated by the forest department and kept in its nursery in Ghandawal village here suddenly caught fire and was burnt to ashes on Tuesday, officials said. This truck was seized by the ...

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on Monday.

James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office.

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 ...

A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of ...

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

The open flames of a forest fire in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, were extinguished by Monday morning, with no reports of ...

The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers ...

In the wake of the recent wildfires that ravaged parts of southern California, the county is seeking a federal grant to keep ...