also see California Wildfire Terrorist Theories
Wildfires can be set by arsonists and terrorists, or "accidentally" by people claming to be cooking or staying warm
Also see Israel Gaza fire kites and balloons
Jan 17, 2014 nbcbayarea: Registered arsonists, like registered sex offenders, must log in at their city police departments if they have been convicted of arson. The list is maintained by the California Department of Justice, which notes in its annual report that 7,500 properties were destroyed by arson in 2012 compared to 11,400 in 2007. In the same time period, 940 people were arrested statewide on arson charges in 2012, compared to 1,030 in 2007. (PDF)
Human caused
- July 25, 2018 5 homes destroyed and thousands evacuated deliberately set, authorities say, by a 32-year-old Temecula man taken into custody on suspicion of arson. exploded to 4,700 acres
- 12/6/2017 Skirball fire sparked by homeless casmp illegal cooking fire
- 10/2017 Sonoma County 2017 fires (debunked but not entirely ruled out suspect could be connected to other fires) Falsely Pinned on an Immigrant reports spread by conservative media that his office had arrested an undocumented immigrant for starting the deadly ... “We don't even know if it's arson,” he said at a news conference. “It could have started a million ways.
- 8/29/2017
Ponderosa Fire (2017) wikip The Ponderosa Fire was a wildland fire near Forbestown in Butte County, California in the United States. The fire started on August 29, 2017. The fire was 100% contained on September 23, after it had burned 4,016 acres (16 km2).Man arrested for causing wildfire in Northern California - Reuters Aug 30, 2017 - (Reuters) - Fire officials have arrested a 29-year-old man they accused of causing a fast-moving wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes andforced the evacuation of about 1,500 residents in Northern California, they said on Wednesday. John Ballenger of the town of Oroville is accused of “recklessly” starting a campfire outside a designated area and allowing it to spread out of control Destructive Ponderosa Fire Started as Illegal Campfire; 1 Person ...
fox40.com since it was first reported Tuesday, began as an illegal campfire. Officials arrested 29-year-old John Ballenger, of Oroville, Tuesday. Fire makes first court appearance krctv Sep 1, 2017 arraigned on counts of unlawfully and recklessly causing a fire that burned structures, forest land and inhabited dwellings Man accused of starting Ponderosa Fire pleads not guilty
www.orovillemr.com/article/NB/20170920/NEWS/170929984 Sep 20, 2017 pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to the blaze January trial set for man accused of starting Ponderosa Fire www.orovillemr.com/article/NB/20171018/NEWS/171019717 Oct 18, 2017
Judge finds enough evidence to charge man for Ponderosa Fire www.orovillemr.com/article/NB/20171004/NEWS/171009885 Oct 4, 2017 - Following a preliminary hearing, Judge Tamara Mosbarger found there was probable cause to charge John Ballenger, 29, with a felony count of recklessly causing a forest fire and a felony count of recklessly causing a fire that destroyed an inhabited dwelling. Ballenger also faces an arson allegation ... - November 29, 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires National Park Service spokeswoman confirmed that fire that killed 3 and burned 15,000 acres in tourist town of Gatlinburg Tennessee were human caused. Two unnamed juveniles who were filmed tossing lit matches and starting a fire were initially charged with aggravated arson in connection to the fires; however, charges were later dropped investigation blamed some fires on downed power lines
- Clayton Fire August 13, 2016 just south of Lower Lake in Lake County, California. By August 24, the fire was 98 percent contained and has burned a total of 3,929 acres (15.90 km2) and has destroyed 300 buildings. Damin Pashilk, a construction worker from Clearlake was arrested and facing 17 counts of arson related to the Clayton Fire and other fires.
- Colorado wildfire may have been started by terrorists - Spero News Jun 20, 2013 - Investigators have ruled out natural causes for Colorado's worst wildfire ever. The Bureau of Land Management would not rule out terrorism as a cause...
- CAL FIRE Inyo-Mono-San Bernardino Unit: CAL FIRE Arrests ...
calfirebdu.blogspot.com/2013/06/cal-fire-arrests-yosemite-lakes-park.htmlJun 26, 2013 - Madera - After a rash of suspicious fires, CAL FIRE law enforcement officers Tuesday night arrested a Yosemite Lakes Park couple on suspicion of dozens of arson fires. Kenneth Alan Jackson, 40 and Allison Marie Waterman, 46, both of Coarsegold, were booked into the Madera County Jail for arson.
"Wildfires caused by arson"
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- 1978 Agoura-Malibu firestorm firestorm fueled by at least eight significant wildfires in the Los Angeles area on October 23, 1978 15-year-old Agoura youth was arrested for starting the fire, and sentenced to be confined in the California Youth Authority until his 21st birthday.[5] Arson investigators determined that he had used a lit cigarette wrapped in a matchbook to set the fire.[6]
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- Cape Storm (2017)
- 2007 Croatian coast fires June 1 to August 8. 750 fires on the coast from June 1 to August 8. They burned in the Istria County, the Zadar County, the Šibenik-Knin County, the Split-Dalmatia County and the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The total burned area covered 159,000 hectares. The police indicted 18 persons and arrested 12 persons for arson. Those arrested included an unnamed 56-year-old suspected of setting seven fires and some shepherds who burned grass for sheep.[2] When fires broke out in the region of Dubrovnik, the local authorities accused the Bosnian town of Trebinje of deliberately setting fires.
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- 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires teens hiking on a trail started fires by tossing matches but authorities were unable to prove they were the only cause of the larger fire and not downed power lines.
- 2007 Greek forest fires
Terrorist Wildfires
Year 2018
July 25, 2018 5 homes destroyed and thousands evacuated in suspected arson near ... Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fire-california-20180726-story.html Cranston fire was deliberately set, authorities say, by a 32-year-old Temecula 7 25 4,700 acres Homes Destroyed Evacuations San Jacinto Mountains CA Wildfire Arson https://www.firehouse.com Firefighters on Thursday continued battling an arson-sparked brush fire in the San ... The blaze was deliberately set, authorities say, by a 32-year-old Temecula man on Wednesday afternoon. Cranston fire exploded to 4,700 acres... man who allegedly started the fire was taken into custody on suspicion of arson.
Year 2017
12/6/2017 fire 12/12/2017 news Skirball fire sparked by illegal cooking fire, California officials say By JULIA JACOBO Dec 12, 2017, 9:40 PM ET John Cetrino/EPA The Skirball brushfire that caused residents of Los Angeles' affluent Bel-Air neighborhood to flee their multimillion-dollar mansions last week was sparked by an illegal cooking fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a press release Tuesday. The fire broke out on Dec. 6 just before 5 a.m. at an encampment under Interstate 405 and Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles County, found abandoned, no arrests have been made in connection with the fire, officials said. The Skirball fire has burned more than 400 acres, destroyed six homes and damaged 12 others in Bel-Air
10/15/2017 Jesus Fabian Gonzales Arrested in Wine Country After Fires Arson Homeless illegal immigrant Jesus Fabian Gonzalez was arrested for starting a fire "to keep warm" near a bridge in Sonoma County which had just suffered a massive deadly wildfire. He was wearing a trench coat, was carrying a lighter and fire extinguisher, Sonoma County jail on arson charge and a misdemeanor drug warrant from Ventura County. Immigration authorities asked to detain him for deportation but Sheriff Rob Giordano refused citing cases where administrative detainers are unconstitutional. ICE complained of Sonoma County's repeated releases of dangerous criminal aliens compained it had sought to detain Gonzales four times in the last year and found it "troubling in light of the massive wildfires devastating the region" InfoWars and Breitbart incorrectly said the arrest was for the massive deadly fires but Giordano said (also incorrrectly) "There’s no indication he’s related to these fires at all" though it is entirely possible and likely somebody like him set a fire this way to make it look like an innocent accident.
How the California Wildfire Was Falsely Pinned on an Immigrant - The ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/wildfire-immigrant-breitbart.html Oct 20, 2017 - Early this week, Sheriff Rob Giordano of Sonoma County was forced to debunk false reports spread by conservative media that his office had arrested an undocumented immigrant for starting the deadly ... “We don't even know if it's arson,” he said at a news conference. “It could have started a million ways.
Cal Fire continues to probe deadly wildfires despite arson arrest Oct 17, 2017 - Cal Fire said Tuesday afternoon it continues to investigate each of the deadly wildfires in Northern California despite an arson arrest. ... Crum described him as "a transient out of Sonoma" and said the suspect was "arrested for setting a small fire in a park in Sonoma on Sunday." arson suspect arrested Sunday is known to local law enforcement and remains in custody. "Our arson arrest involves someone who is known to the deputies," said Giordano. He went on to say the suspect frequents Maxwell Farms Regional Park in Sonoma and "is known to sleep there."
Were The California Wildfires Deliberately Set?
Posted on October 10, 2017by paulbeckwith Note that the particulates have all appeared in multiple locations within the space of 1 hour. This seems suspicious to me, assuming that the data is correct In examining Earth Nullschool data on air particulates, it seems that the fires appeared in multiple locations within the space of one hour. This seems suspicious, if the data is accurate.
Year 2016
June 5, 2016 2016 Calabasas fire Firefighters have contained about 80 percent of the 516-acre brush fire in Calabasas, California. Evacuation orders affecting at least 5,000 people in the Los Angeles area are being lifted. The fire started yesterday when a pickup truck "accidentally" struck a power pole. (CNN) (NBC News)
Year 2014
(possible) September 15, 2014 Wildfire razes homes, other buildings in Weed,Calif. (3 injuries, 150 buildings destroyed or damaged including 2 churches, factory) Los Angeles Times The fire in Weed, near Mt. Shasta was relatively small, scorching only 375 acres, yet it destroyed or damaged 150 buildings, tearing at some of the town's most important institutions. The fire consumed two churches, a library and a community organization that aided the poor. Machinery at the town's mill was destroyed, but it skirted the downtown. The fire began just south of town. NBCnews: The modest Holy Family Catholic Church was reduced to a pile of charred rubble, with the outlines of a cross visible on a section of wall left standing. There has been no speculation as to whether a terrorist could have set the fire. 3 Injuries Reported on Boles Fire | KDRV There is an Evacuation Order for the community of Weed. An arson investigation has begun today, however, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office said that is normal procedure for any fire to help determine the cause.
(deliberate, but motive not proven) September 13, 2014Wildfire threatening Leavenworth WA likely human-caused The U.S. Forest Service is trying to find out who ignited a fire near downtown Leavenworth, which quickly consumed more than 20 acres. It was still burning Sunday evening very close to homes and businesses.Fire investigators are quite sure it was started Saturday night by a person or a group, up on a hillside about a half mile from downtown. Residents suspected carelessness, but nobody speculated it could have been a terrorist attack. On Monday, another fire starting near a town destroyed much of Weed California.
June 28, 2014 Suspected Arson 'Terror' Targets Samaria Village Arab arson suspected in massive Shabbat fire that spread quickly to within feet of homes, comes on heels of several other fires. Series of Israel wildfires suspected of Arab arson warfare: A suspected Arab arson attack was put out at the last moment before it reached the Jewish community of Einav in north-west Samaria. The fire which is suspected to have been set by Arab arsonists in a deliberate attack on the town, spread quickly towards the community due to the oppressive heat and winds. Several other recent fires are suspected as being arson attacks, the largest of which was a massive forest fire that covered Jerusalem in ash and caused residents to be evacuated on Wednesday...fire came a day before two more blazes burst out on Thursday in Jerusalem and Carmiel in the north...arrest of a 20-year-old Arab resident of Abu Ghosh to the east of Jerusalem, suspected of setting a forest in the area on fire Sunday. Police say he confessed to the crime (of course no way the California fires were deliberately set despite arrests of suspects that were let go) Officials complain the arsons are not treated as terrorism, and may be too busy investigated "price tag" attacks against Palestinians
June 28, 2014 Suspected Arson 'Terror' Targets Samaria Village Arab arson suspected in massive Shabbat fire that spread quickly to within feet of homes, comes on heels of several other fires. Series of Israel wildfires suspected of Arab arson warfare: A suspected Arab arson attack was put out at the last moment before it reached the Jewish community of Einav in north-west Samaria. The fire which is suspected to have been set by Arab arsonists in a deliberate attack on the town, spread quickly towards the community due to the oppressive heat and winds. Several other recent fires are suspected as being arson attacks, the largest of which was a massive forest fire that covered Jerusalem in ash and caused residents to be evacuated on Wednesday...fire came a day before two more blazes burst out on Thursday in Jerusalem and Carmiel in the north...arrest of a 20-year-old Arab resident of Abu Ghosh to the east of Jerusalem, suspected of setting a forest in the area on fire Sunday. Police say he confessed to the crime (of course no way the California fires were deliberately set despite arrests of suspects that were let go) Officials complain the arsons are not treated as terrorism, and may be too busy investigated "price tag" attacks against Palestinians
June 28, 2014 Suspected Arson 'Terror' Targets Samaria Village Arab arson suspected in massive Shabbat fire that spread quickly to within feet of homes, comes on heels of several other fires. tags: Wildfires Series of Israel wildfires suspected of Arab arson warfare: A suspected Arab arson attack was put out at the last moment before it reached the Jewish community of Einav in north-west Samaria. The fire which is suspected to have been set by Arab arsonists in a deliberate attack on the town, spread quickly towards the community due to the oppressive heat and winds. Attacks on May 28-29 are also suspected of being arson attacks
May 28-29, 2014: Suspected Arson 'Terror' Targets Samaria Village Arab Several other recent fires are suspected as being arson attacks, the largest of which was a massive forest fire that covered Jerusalem in ash and caused residents to be evacuated on Wednesday.(May 28, 2014) ..fire came a day before two more blazes burst out on Thursday (May 29, 2014) in Jerusalem and Carmiel in the north...arrest of a 20-year-old Arab resident of Abu Ghosh to the east of Jerusalem, suspected of setting a forest in the area on fire Sunday. Police say he confessed to the crime (of course no way the California fires were deliberately set despite arrests of suspects that were let go) Officials complain the arsons are not treated as terrorism, and may be too busy investigated "price tag" attacks against Palestinians.
January 8-12 2014 San Jose Serial Arsonist Sets Dozen Fires in a Week Greater Saint John Baptist Church on E. San Antonio St. in San Jose was damagedby arson, and another fire was set on the property on Sunday January 12. A series of fires have been evidently set by the same person in the Roosevelt, Little Portugal, Wooster and Five Wounds neighborhoods, as well as the eastern parts of the Brookwood Terrace, Naglee Park and Northside neighborhoods near downtown San Jose, California. January 13 was the first time in six days there were no suspicious fires after a string of 12 suspicious fires over five consecutive days. A string of a dozen intentionally set fires from Jan. 8 to jan. 12, including a five-alarm blaze on Jan. 9 that destroyed a 125,000-square-foot warehouse. Firefighters originally said that the warehouse fire was not connected to the serial arsons. An officer searched through databases of registered arsonists until he found one that looked like a sketch, and Patrick William Brennan was arrested on January 15 after surveillance. The suspect has 2001 conviction for sexually assaulting a minor. He was arrested in the mid 1990s on a misdemeanor charge for setting fire to forest debris in and around the Grand Canyon National Park. He set 16 fires in Santa Clara County's western hills on or near hiking trails in 1999, leading to a year in jail.
Year 2013
Year 2013
Al Qaeda Linked Gaza Terrorist Group Claims Credit for Arizona ... frontpagemag.com/.../al-qaeda-linked-gaza-terrorist-group-claims-credit-... Jul 5, 2013 -We escalated this war to reach its main supporter, America, so that it receives a major share of it, which will destroy their flora and fauna
- Colorado wildfire may have been started by terrorists - Spero News Jun 20, 2013 - Investigators have ruled out natural causes for Colorado's worst wildfire ever. The Bureau of Land Management would not rule out terrorism as a cause... Terror behind cataclysmic Colorado flames? - WND Jun 23, 2013 - An expert on Islamic terrorism believes the wildfire that ravaged the outskirts of Colorado Springs, killing two people and destroying more than ... http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/terror-behind-cataclysmic-colorado-flames/
- Jason Salzman: Colorado Wildfire Terrorism? - Huffington Post Jun 20, 2013 - State Sen. Greg Brophy said yesterday on conservative radio that recent wildfires may have been started by terrorists and that “the Governor and Democrats” have left Colorado vulnerable to terrorist attacks due to their failure to spend millions of dollars on air tankers to fight forest fires.
Expert warns terrorists may be setting wildfires across American West
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Jun 16, 2013 - Colorado's Black Forest fire is barely contained at latest reports and has killed at least two people while consuming hundreds of homes and ...
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Jun 2, 2012 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and fusion centers around the country are warning that terrorists are ...
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May 2, 2012 - But what about the threat of terrorist-caused wildland fires in our forests, community watersheds and wildland-urban interface? Who's worried ...
- www.motherjones.com/.../conservative-colorado-wildfires-terror...Jun 20, 2013 - Authorities are still investigating what started Colorado's record-breaking Black Forest fire. But Rachel Ehrenfeld, the director of the ...
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Jun 2, 2012 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and fusion centers around the country are warning that terrorists are ...
Al-Qaida magazine urges terrorists to set wildfires in Montana
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May 4, 2012 - Terrorists who want to strike fear in the hearts of Americans would do well to set wildfires in Montana, al-Qaida advises in the most recent issue ...- wildfiretoday.com/.../al-qaeda-magazine-encourages-forest-fire-...May 2, 2012 - But what about the threat of terrorist-caused wildland fires in our forests, community watersheds and wildland-urban interface? Who's worried ...
Year 1945
The Japanese targeted forests by sending balloons to set fires or set mines.
May 5, 1945: Japanese Balloon Bomb Kills 6 in Oregon ... Wired May 5, 2010 - 1945 They are the only World War II U.S. combat casualties in the 48 states ...1945:: A Japanese balloon bomb kills six people in rural eastern Oregon. They are the only World War II U.S. combat casualties in the 48 states. A Sunday school teacher, her minister husband and five 13- and 14-year-old students near Klamath Falls. Rev found one which exploded... Jay Gifford, Edward Engen, Sherman Shoemaker, Dick Patzke and their teacher were all dead, strewn around a one-foot hole. The teacher’s dress was ablaze. Dick Patzke’s sister Joan was severely injured and died minutes later, the Mail Tribune wrote.
The six were victims of Japan’s so-called Fu-Go or fire-balloon campaign. Carried aloft by 19,000 cubic feet of hydrogen and borne eastward by the jet stream, the balloons were designed to travel across the Pacific to North America, where they would drop incendiary devices or anti-personnel explosives... he Japanese released an estimated 9,000 fire balloons. At least 342 reached the United States. Some drifted as far as Nebraska. Some were shot down. One hit a power line and temporarily blacked out the nuclear-weapons plant at Hanford, Washington. But the only known casualties from the 9,000 balllons — and the only combat deaths from any cause on the U.S. mainland — were the five kids and their Sunday school teacher going to a picnic.
