According to Cal-Fire, one of the fires they are suspected of starting destroyed an old clubhouse worth $750,000 at the Kings Country Club.
The two suspects are members of the Laton Volunteer Fire Department.
29-year-old Christopher Furtado and 23-year-old Teddy Lee are both facing arson charges.
More information about the arrests will be released later Tuesday afternoon when the Kings County Sheriff's Department meets with the media at 3:30 PM.
Source: Article CBS47
30 fires? Good grief! Those 2 idiots apparently wanted some "overtime" for their paychecks, didn't they? How stupid they were. And how lucky they were that no one was hurt... (Hopefully!)
ReplyDeleteVolunteers don't GET overtime. They don't get paid.
ReplyDeleteThis is yet another reason why volunteer departments need to do background checks and psychs on their members.
A big thank you to all the other firemen and women! Thank you Thank you Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck and God bless
Many years ago, my husband got his start in the fire service on a "volunteer" fire department. He DID get paid. X amount of dollars for showing up for training and X amount of dollars for showing up and fighting a fire.
ReplyDeleteI misworded my comment, apparently. It wasn't "overtime" precisely, but the fellows on that long ago fire department that my husband (at the time) belonged to referred to their pay from the department as "overtime".
I'll have to walk around the corner to the "volunteer" department in my little town and ask the fire chief if the "volunteers" get paid here.
Ok, I just got back home from a stroll over to the next block where our little fire department and post office are. No one was "home" at the fire department. One engine is out and about, so there was no one there to talk to.
ReplyDeleteBut, our postmistress used to be on the board for the fire department so I stopped in there to have a chat with her. Yes, the "volunteers" for this small department DO get paid. They get paid for every fire they go to and help fight. They get paid for every rescue call they go out on. Etc, etc.
Those two "idiots" have apparently been released. Guilty until proven innocent?
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