A pilot for the U.S. Navy missed their target while testing bombs in the Ocala National Forest resulting in a fire ...

To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...

James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, creating a substantial risk of death or significant injury to the public, as well as to firefighters from ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

A former Ohio Fire Administrator will spend time in jail after he started dozens of arson fires in a national forest.

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...

Gov. Mike Braun is urging the United States Forest Service (USFS) to withdraw the Buffalo Springs Restoration Project.

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest.

A man who served as a former fire official, police officer and Gallia County 911 administrator has been sentenced to 18 ...

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National ...