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In June, the tinder-dry forests of Arizona and Colorado exploded into blazing infernos. In both states federal "public servants" have been arrested and charged with starting the conflagrations. A part-time federal firefighter has been charged with deliberately setting the Arizona fire that became the largest in that state's history. His motive? Allegedly, he set it to make money fighting it. Similarly, in Colorado, a federal Forest Service employee is charged with starting the devastating Hayman blaze. Her motive? Reportedly, she told a friend that she hoped to become an arson investigator.
These cases are not unique. Although the vast majority of firefighters ...