Associated Press
Eight volunteer firefighters have been arrested for setting fires because they were bored and wanted to extinguish them, fire officials said Sunday.
``They weren't running any calls and they wanted to run calls, so they created them themselves, which is pretty sad,'' said fire marshal investigator Bob Lowry.
The eight, ranging in age from 15 to 33, worked at the Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department.
They are accused of setting fires between October 2000 and October 2001. No one was injured, but officials said they could easily have burned out of control because they were set during dry periods in wooded areas.
Former battalion chief Christopher Brown, 20, and Craig Takach, 30, are each charged with three felony arson counts and one count of felony conspiracy to commit arson.
Frank Jamme, 33, is charged with one count of arson and one count of felony conspiracy to commit arson.
Each of the junior firefighters, ranging in age from 15 to 17, is charged with arson.
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