Re: (alleged) Arson reports

On 8/3/2026 10:42 AM, Dude wrote:
> On 8/2/2026 7:43 PM, Dude wrote:
>> On 8/2/2026 2:33 PM, Creon wrote:
>>> SRPD & SRFD News Release: Arson Arrest Following Grass Fire Near
>>> Highway 12 7/31/2026 - 1:30 PM PDT Arson Arrest Following Grass Fire
>>> Near Highway 12 On July 30, 2026, at approximately 2:23 p.m., the Santa
>>> Rosa Fire Department (SRFD) and Santa Rosa Police Department (SRPD)
>>> responded to multiple reports of a vegetation fire south of Highway 12,
>>> just east of Fulton Road. Firefighters arrived to find a fire primarily
>>> burning in dry seasonal grass located between Highway 12 and the Joe
>>> Rodota Trail.
>>>
>>> Due to dry conditions and the fire's proximity to the roadway, the fire
>>> grew large enough to disrupt traffic in the area. Multiple fire engines
>>> responded, and firefighters were able to quickly contain and extinguish
>>> the fire to an area that measured approximately 50 by 70 feet
>>>
>>> While crews were responding, SRPD patrol officers and several SRFD Fire
>>> Investigators were also dispatched due to recent fire activity in the
>>> area that has resulted in several arson-related arrests in recent
>>> weeks. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers also assisted because
>>> of the location near the freeway.
>>>
>>> As fire investigators and officers arrived on scene, an SRFD Fire
>>> Inspector observed an adult male walking in an area adjacent to the
>>> freeway near the fire's origin. The Fire Inspector contacted the
>>> individual and observed him discard a lighter.
>>>
>>> SRPD officers responded and contacted the subject, who was later
>>> identified as Humberto Moya-Gonzalez, a 32-year-old transient. Officers
>>> observed soot on his hands, singed arm hair, and located additional
>>> lighters on his person. Based on his proximity to the fire, the
>>> observations made by investigators and officers, and corroborating
>>> evidence located at the scene, Moya-Gonzalez was arrested and booked
>>> for the following offenses:
>>>
>>> 451(d) PC – Arson
>>>
>>> 1203.2(a) PC – Violation of probation
>>>
>>> The Santa Rosa Fire Department and Santa Rosa Police Department remind
>>> the community that dry seasonal vegetation can create dangerous fire
>>> conditions, allowing even small fires to spread rapidly and threaten
>>> lives, property, and critical transportation corridors.
>>>
>> Apparently, human activity causes roughly 85% to 90% of all wildfires, 
>> with nature accounting for the remaining small fraction.
>>
>> Wildfires are getting less frequent worldwide, not more, as the globe 
>> warms.
>>
>> Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global 
>> burning is oddly decreasing
>>
>> AP:
>>
>> "It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires 
>> in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning 
>> statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are 
>> controlling fire more.
>>
>> And yet the world went into July this year with record low global 
>> emissions from burning fires, a key measure of their prevalence, the 
>> European climate center Copernicus reported."
>>
>> The Associated Press, July 29, 2026
>>
>> https://tinyurl.com/36e3weew
>>
>>
> We're told climate disasters are getting worse.
> 
> According to the world's leading disaster database, climate-related 
> disasters show no trend since 2000.
> 
> And climate-related deaths have collapsed by over 98% since 1920, with 
> deaths dropping from nearly 500,000 per year to under 10,000 today.
> 
> Floods, droughts, storms, and wildfires are not increasing. And on top 
> of that, humanity is just far more resilient than it used to be.
> 
> There is no crisis, just progress.
 >
Man arrested on suspicion of arson in 1 of 3 wildfires "torching 
Washington’s Spokane area" - CNN