A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the past month, officials said.
According to an agency statement, 38-year-old Robert Hernandez of Healdsburg was arrested at the Howard Forest Fire Station in Mendocino County around 8 a.m. Hernandez works for Cal Fire as a fire apparatus engineer.'I am appalled to learn one of our employees would violate the public's trust and attempt to tarnish the tireless work of the 12,000 women and men of CAL FIRE,' said Joe Tyler, the agency's director and Fire Chief.
15, the Windsor River Road Fire on Sep. 8, the Geysers Fire on Sep. 12 and the Geyser and Kinley fires, which took place on Sep. 14.All five fires were set while Hernandez was off duty. The fires burned less than an acre combined, which Cal Fire credits to the quick actions of residents and fire suppression resources.Hernandez has been booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of arson to forest land. Jail records show he his scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
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