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

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest ...

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio — A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest three years ago.

James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, said he started 26 fires in Wayne National Forest in 2022 to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from depression. According to ...

In Ohio's Wayne National Forest, court records said more than 40 suspected arson fires were lit in 2022, and Bartels admitted to causing 26 of them. While working for the Greenfield Fire ...

Summer reservations are now open for popular spots in the White River National Forest, according to a news release from ...

A former southeastern Ohio fire department administrator will serve 18 months in federal prison after admitting to starting dozens of wildfires in Wayne National Forest. U.S. District Court Judge ...

A former Ohio fire department administrator was sentenced to prison after officials said he intentionally set 26 fires. James Bartels, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of timber set afire ...