一名21岁的伊利诺斯州志愿消防员因在李县纵火700英亩而被捕, A 21-year-old Illinois volunteer firefighter was arrested for setting a 700-acre grass fire in Lee County, sparking a five-alarm blaze.

一名来自伊利诺伊州Kasbeer的21岁的志愿消防员Trent W. Schafer在周五在Lee县绿河野生生物区蓄意焚烧约700英亩草地后被捕并被指控纵火。 A 21-year-old volunteer firefighter from Kasbeer, Illinois, Trent W. Schafer, has been arrested and charged with arson after an intentional grass fire burned about 700 acres at the Green River Wildlife Area in Lee County on Friday. 证人看到他在被拘留前放火。 Witnesses saw him set the fire before being detained. 这场火灾因干燥天气和强风助燃，发展为五级警报事件，并于下午3：45被控制，尽管热点依然存在。 The blaze, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, became a five-alarm incident and was contained by 3:45 p.m., though hot spots persisted. Schafer也为俄亥俄州伊利诺伊州消防局服务,他面临一项纵火罪,第2级重罪,可判处3至7年监禁,在Lee县和Bureau县还有待起诉。 Schafer, who also serves with the Ohio, Illinois Fire Department, faces one count of arson, a class 2 felony carrying 3 to 7 years in prison, with additional charges pending in Lee and Bureau counties. 当天早上早些时候,国家气象局曾警告说,火灾危险很大。 The National Weather Service had warned of high fire danger earlier that morning.