A U.S. Forest Service employee was arrested after the prescribed fire he was managing torched 18 acres of private land in Oregon, authorities say.
Firefighters light a controlled burn along Nacimiento-Fergusson Road to help contain the Dolan Fire near Big Sur, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2020.A U.S. Forest Service employee was arrested after the prescribed fire he was managing torched 18 acres of private land in Oregon, authorities confirmed Friday.
Sheriff Todd McKinley made the arrest at the scene after determining he had"probable cause to arrest the USFS fire boss," Carpenter's office said in the statement.The man has since been released from jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The fire Wednesday in the Malheur National Forest may have sent an ember to the private land off Izee Highway in Bear Valley, sparking an 18-acre spot fire that was controlled in one hour, U.S. Forest Service officialsand sells red angus cattle, according to its website. The ranch did not immediately respond to a request for comment., which started April 6 when a prescribed burn got out of control in New Mexico, and other noted escapes in the West.
Christopher Adlam, regional fire specialist and assistant professor at Oregon State University Extension Service's fire program, said a prescribed burn hadn't torched private land in Oregon in 20 years until Wednesday.
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