A 35-year-old former volunteer firefighter suspected of causing several fires this August in Viffe (Isère) has been jailed, Grenoble parquet floor announced on Thursday (25 August).
His arrest on Tuesday followed his indictment on “fire destruction of wood, forest, maquis, other plantations, which can cause harm to peopleGrenoble prosecutor Eric Weilan explained in a message to the editors. These facts, which are criminal, are punishable by 15 years of imprisonment, he added.
“The need to feel irreplaceable.”
The alleged arsonist, who “deny the facts“, is suspected of starting several fires in Vif on August 4, 11 and 21. The investigation was carried out by the gendarmes of the research brigade of the Grenoble gendarmerie. The most significant fire affected 20 hectares of vegetation on Mount Petit Brion and threatened the inhabited area. About 80 firefighters were mobilized.
The Iser departmental fire and rescue service told AFP on Thursday that the suspect “remained a volunteer firefighter for a very short time“his”workforce“. A former volunteer firefighter suspected of starting two fires in Herault in early August was also arrested for arson.
In late July, while still in Hero, the ranger, who was also a volunteer firefighter, admitted to police that he had started several fires, citing the adrenaline rush and need for his actions.social recognition“. Behavior confirmed by criminologist, psychiatrist Pierre Lamothe in an interview with AFP in July.Pyromaniac firefighters often have a need to feel indispensable. We create an opportunity to be a savior, we become heroes in a few hours“.
Source: Le Figaro
