The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) made a record-breaking number of arson arrests in 2022. So far, in 2022, Cal Fire law enforcement made a record-breaking 160 arson arrests between January and November. “As wildfires are mostly human-caused in CA, this year’s record-setting number of arrests makes a big impact towards combating megafires in the state,” ...

A transient was arrested on felony arson charges Friday after allegedly lighting trash on fire in Santa Clarita. Just after midnight Friday, deputies responded to the Jack In The Box in the 28000 block of The Old Road in Valencia for a possible arson call, said Sgt. Daniel Tobin with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Arson and Explosives Bureau. ...