一名佛罗里达州教师因在旱灾紧急情况下引发五英亩大火和禁火而被捕。 A Florida teacher was arrested for starting a 5-acre fire during a drought emergency and burn ban.

Polk县的一名高中教师Brian Webster于2026年2月15日被捕,罪名是故意引发后院火灾,在全县禁止焚烧和严重干旱导致国家宣布紧急状态期间烧毁了约五英亩土地。 A Polk County high school teacher, Brian Webster, was arrested on February 15, 2026, for intentionally starting a backyard fire that burned about five acres during a county-wide burn ban and a state-declared emergency due to severe drought. 当局说,57岁的Webster在旧冰箱中烧了纸板和残骸,尽管他声称要加以监测,但火还是蔓延。 Authorities say Webster, 57, was burning cardboard and debris in an old refrigerator when the fire spread despite his claims of monitoring it. 事件发生在一天之内全县报告的30多起灌木丛火灾中。 The incident occurred amid over 30 brush fires reported across the county in a single day. 他面临四起二级轻罪, 包括肆无忌惮地焚烧土地、违反禁烧禁令, He faces four second-degree misdemeanors, including reckless land burning and violating the burn ban, and was booked into the Sheriff’s Processing Center.