By james art 
Authorities of San Bernardino County have announced this week that a 34-year-old man has been arrested and accused of igniting a line fire, which burned more than 37,000 acres in San Bernardino County.
So, how often is a California fire arson?
What do numbers show?
Gianni Muschetto, head of law enforcement in Cal Fire, said about 10-15% of wild fires in the last five years have been the result of arson.
Civing the published data from 2022 as an example, he said that in the same year there were 358 fires on arson, amounting to about 12,000 burned acres. Each time, firefighters and public members were at risk.
“This is no accident, it’s not a lightning. This is a reckless or malicious act, “Much told Laist.
He mentioned the fire in the park, which the fire authorities said it was placed in July by a man accused of pressing a burning car on a dere near Chico. It is reported that the fourth largest fire in the recorded history of the state.
Blaise burned nearly 430,000 acres in the cities of Bute and Tahama.
“None of us in our lives will see these forests return to what they were,” Much said.
What are the common causes of fires?
Wild fires can be started for natural reasons, such as lightning, but much more people are guilty. According to the National Park Service, nearly 85% of wildlife fires in the United States are caused by human action.
Fire officers often indicate to neglect the bearing fires, the operational machines (as a defective mower), or the disposal of illuminated cigarettes in ways in which people can inadvertently light a dry brush.
But there are times when this is no accident. This is arson.
In 2022 and 2021, Cal Fire identified arson as a cause of more than 350 fires each year, according to the most published data of the department. The arson was the reason more often than the campfires, playing with fire, electricity, lightning and smoking.
But it was less than several other reasons, such as burning debris. In one of those years, 2021, there were more fires caused by vehicles – 419 – from arson.
The Kal Fire Board had more recent arson arrests. These arrests almost double Last year, compared to five years earlier. Last year, there were 111 arrests on suspicion of arson in the firefighters of Kal. In 2018 there were 61.
Within this five-year section, the most connected arrests associated with arson occurred in 2022, when there were 162, according to Cal Fire.
Muschetto attributes higher numbers, partly to video evidence captured on mobile phones and home security cameras.
“This allows us to identify those responsible for starting fires much more than we have succeeded in the past,” he said.
How can the suspected arson be reported?
Public members can call Hot line of Cal Fire If they suspect arson. The phone number is 800-468-4408.
Callers may remain anonymous.
What are some remarkable arson arrests?
Fire line -Gustin Wayne Halustenberg, a 34-year-old driver for delivery of a Norco contract, was arrested on Tuesday, on suspicion of starting a fire, which burned thousands of acres in the cities of LA and San Bernardino.
Sheriff of San Bernardino County Shannon Shannon Dikus said that Halustenberg was suspected of intentionally setting fire to the fire and that investigators were looking at the possibility of him being responsible for the placement of others. The sheriff stated that the automatic readers of the registration plates have captured a registration plate of a vehicle connected to Halustenberg near where the fire of the line began.
Dikus declined to say exactly how the fire was promoted, noting that the investigation was in its early stages.
Halustenberg is expected to appear in court on Friday.
Park fire – Ronnie Dean Stot II, 42, was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the huge flame that started near Chico.
Cal fire said that a man who identified you as Stout was seen pushing a car that was already lit in a dere in an area called Alligator Hole. The car went down 60 feet by embankment, spreading flames, which eventually burned over 400,000 acres and destroyed more than 700 structures.
Stout admitted that he was not guilty and denied pressing the car – he said she was rolling – down the hill, according to the Sacramento Bee.
El Dorado Fire – A couple from San Bernardino, who went to the pyrotechnics during a sexual gender party in 2020 and inadvertently lit the blast, which became the fire of 22,000 acres of El Dorado, was sentenced in February.
The fire killed a firefighter of the US service and injured others. Five homes were destroyed.
Refuggio Manuel Jimenez, Jr., pleaded guilty to involuntary murder and was sentenced to a year in the district prison year and set for probation for two years. He was also ordered to provide a public service, according to the La Times.
Angelina Jimenez has pleaded guilty to three crimes for reckless causing a fire on another’s property and was set up for one year. She was also ordered to finish socially useful work.
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