Female volunteer firefighter charged with lighting more than 30 fires

Female volunteer firefighter charged with lighting more than 30 fires on the NSW south coast

The woman, aged 49, was charged yesterday following a police investigation into more than 40 fires in national parks and state parks across the Shoalhaven region, between late September and mid-November this year.

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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on December 3, 2009 at 6:01pm

Actually, I'm aware of all the above. But even though career GUYS do light fires, it's rare compared to these gosh-durn vollies in the same way that it's rare for female firefighters to light fires. It doesn't strike me as unusual for headline writers to seize on an unusual aspect of a news story.

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Permalink Reply by Smoke Eater on December 3, 2009 at 6:24pm

Wasn't it just a couple of years ago that a fire Chief and his son got charged with arson somewhere in Ky or Tenn? They were lighting fires in their response area or something like that. I don't know. We all are attracted to the pretty flames like moths but a few take it too far. Sadly these few reflect on the rest of the fire service.

Stay safe everybody!!!

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Permalink Reply by ashfire on December 3, 2009 at 8:17pm

The thing is that it is happening all over. Doesn't matter who. We have people who let their minds get on the wrong track and want something to happen and will go out let the evil flow into them and do something most of us wouldn't do.
We have a case in our county now that could sink a bunch of people and make many look bad.
This is a wait and see situation.