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  • Ex-Wildfire Chief Accused of Setting Fires

    11/11/2005 6:48:30 AM PST · by george76 · 11 replies · 540+ views
    AP ^ | Nov 11 | JACQUES BILLEAUD
    The former commander of an elite wildfire team that battled the largest blaze in Arizona history and aided in recovery efforts at the World Trade Center is accused of starting two fires last year, federal prosecutors said. Van Bateman, 55, was indicted Wednesday for allegedly setting the fires in the Coconino National Forest in 2004. He faces two federal counts of setting timber afire and two counts of arson on public lands. The first charge carries a maximum prison sentence of five years, while arson is punishable by up to 20 years, prosecutors said Thursday. Bateman was a Type I...