Five former volunteer firefighters indicted on arson charges in Maryland

Published May 1, 2021 5:59pm ET



Officials in Maryland announced the indictments of five former Washington-area volunteer firefighters who are accused of conspiring to set fires so they could put them out.

Between December 2019 and January 2020, the five men conspired with three civilians to set four fires at vacant homes when the former firefighters were on duty, Prince George’s County State Attorney Aisha Braveboy said Friday.

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