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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/forest-service-burn-boss-arrested-prescribed-fire-torches-private-land-rcna53535
tl;dr the guy in charge of prescribed burns in eastern oregon did a prescribed burn in windy, dry conditions that spread and burned 40 acres of a private landowners grazing land
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.
The man, known as a "burn boss" for his duties planning and supervising prescribed burns, which are intended to reduce fuel for wildfires, was arrested on suspicion of reckless burning, Grant County District Attorney Grant Carpenter said in a statement.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire Wednesday afternoon after it sparked a separate blaze on the Darrel Holliday Ranch in the area of Bear Valley, the DA said.
Formal charges will be weighed once the sheriff’s investigation is complete, Carpenter said.
The man has since been released from jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
tl;dr the guy in charge of prescribed burns in eastern oregon did a prescribed burn in windy, dry conditions that spread and burned 40 acres of a private landowners grazing land
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.
The man, known as a "burn boss" for his duties planning and supervising prescribed burns, which are intended to reduce fuel for wildfires, was arrested on suspicion of reckless burning, Grant County District Attorney Grant Carpenter said in a statement.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire Wednesday afternoon after it sparked a separate blaze on the Darrel Holliday Ranch in the area of Bear Valley, the DA said.
Formal charges will be weighed once the sheriff’s investigation is complete, Carpenter said.
The man has since been released from jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
