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The U.S. Forest Service employee in charge of a controlled fire was arrested by the Grant County (Oregon) sheriff in October 2022.[1][2] The U.S. Forest Service employee was the incident commander (burn boss) leading the crew during a controlled burn of a 300-acre tract of woodlands (120 ha) in the Malheur National Forest.[3] The fire burned fences and into an adjacent private cattle ranch.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

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  1. ^ Chiotti, Tony (November 9, 2022). "Grant County sheriff threatened with arrest while arresting Forest Service burn boss". Blue Mountain Eagle. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Mohr, Kylie (October 20, 2022). "USFS burn boss arrested after prescribed fire burns private land". High Country News. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Baker, Mike (October 28, 2022). "A Fire, an Arrest and a New Challenge for the Federal Burn Program". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Selsky, Andrew (October 27, 2022). "'Burn boss' arrest inflames Western land use tensions". AP NEWS. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Canon, Gabrielle (November 13, 2022). "The arrest that shocked the firefighting world – and threatens a vital practice". The Guardian. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Gabbert, Bill (November 2, 2022). "Union takes a position on the arrest of a firefighter during a prescribed fire". Wildfire Today. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Friedrichs, Joe (October 30, 2022). "Arrest of Forest Service employee sends shockwaves through firefighting community". WTIP. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "US Forest Service personnel arrested for burn that damaged family's ranch". Fox News. Associated Press. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Levinson, Jonathan (October 20, 2022). "Grant County Sheriff arrests US Forest Service employee after prescribed burn jumps to private property". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Selsky, Andrew (October 26, 2022). "Forest Service boss decries arrest of Oregon worker in planned burn". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Associated Press. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Parks, Bradley W. (November 20, 2022). "An arrest in Oregon worries those who want to prescribe more fire on the land". opb. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "'It's going to be extremely bad for the public': Experts worry arrest of Oregon 'burn boss' could have chilling effect on prescribed fires". kgw.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.