据称,一名前West Orange消防队长于2025年10月23日用一枚道路照明弹向草地纵火,因此被指控纵火。 A former West Orange fire chief was charged with arson after allegedly setting a grass fire with a road flare on Oct. 23, 2025.

Travis James Dupuy, 32岁,西橙州前消防助理主任和志愿消防员,据称在2025年10月23日向Irving街点燃了一枚道路照明弹,从他的车辆上投掷一枚照明弹,随后被指控犯有二级重罪纵火罪,2025年10月23日向Irving街点燃了一场草火。 Travis James Dupuy, a 32-year-old former assistant fire chief and volunteer firefighter in West Orange, has been charged with second-degree felony arson after allegedly throwing a lit road flare from his vehicle, igniting a grass fire on Irving Street on October 23, 2025. West Orange 助理警察局长Jesse Romero目击了这起事件,阻止了Dupuy,并证实嫌疑人承认故意纵火。 West Orange Assistant Police Chief Jesse Romero witnessed the act, stopped Dupuy, and confirmed the suspect admitted to intentionally starting the fire. 当局后来在West Orange Stark高中附近发现更多燃烧的干草桶,Dupuy承认该学校与照明弹一起起火,但否认与第二次火灾有关。 Authorities later found additional burning hay bales near West Orange Stark High School, which Dupuy admitted to setting with the flare but denied involvement in the second fire. 他被停职,以150 000美元的保释金监禁,面临长达20年的监禁和10 000美元的罚款。 He is suspended from his roles, jailed on a $150,000 bond, and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted. 这一事件引起了对公共安全和第一反应者行为的关切,特别是在该地区最近一连串草火中。 The incident has raised concerns about public safety and the conduct of first responders, especially amid a recent string of grass fires in the area.