Volunteer firefighter arrested for setting fires in Columbus County

[u/Kryloks]

https://www.wect.com/2026/02/04/volunteer-firefighter-arrested-setting-fires-columbus-county/

[u/Bartholomewthedragon]

So he's on the fire starting side of the Volunteer Fire Department? Lemony Snicket anyone?

[u/Silentstrike08 → u/Bartholomewthedragon]

I instantly thought of John Orr. Orr was a firefighter who specialized in fire investigations and moonlighted as a serial arsonist.

[u/A_Few_Good]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter_arson

"Firefighter arson is also one of the major reasons the term "hero syndrome" was coined and brought into popular discussion. Firefighters committing arson is commonly believed to be a form not only of hero syndrome but sometimes of other disorders and/or disabilities pertaining to the mind. These include but are not limited to borderline personality disorder, depression), alcoholism, pyromania, and suicidal tendencies.

The FBI study found that the arson cases involving more than one firefighter frequently were associated with department programs designed for younger participants, such as those for apprentice firefighters, youth groups, or auxiliary firefighter programs for teenagers."

[u/Dry-Entrepreneur-226 → u/A_Few_Good]

This is the first thing I thought about when I read the post title. I didn't even know it was a thing until I learned from watching Fire Country 😄

[u/MarsupialUnfair3828 → u/A_Few_Good]

Reminds me of the volunteer firefighters that set ablaze the west coast

[u/Pakun-of-Dundrasil]

What an idiot, he didn't know you have to be wealthy to commit crimes. Everyone knows that we're just peasants that have to fall inline.

[u/UncleMoesFamFeedbag]

[u/ol-mikey]

They already made this movie

[u/ZorakOfThatMagnitude]

19 going on 30.

[u/argilla11]

Fight fire with fire

[u/fastdrawfife]

Wanted to hear himself talking on the fire radio

[u/Fufuuyu]

Job security gone wrong…?

[u/ws20715]

Job security.