Fires

PERRY -- Wind spread a controlled burn into orchards at Tagge's Famous Fruit, 3431 S Highway 89, on Wednesday night, sparking several smaller fires.

FARR WEST — Two fire engines are taking a little longer to arrive than anticipated, Councilman Tim Shupe said recently. He did say the engines are in the process of being rebuilt, and because of the time delay, extras are being added at no additional cost.

Shupe said the fire district really is in need of the engines. One currently in use, he said, has such a rusted floor, firefighters keep their feet up for fear of going through the floor.

OGDEN — The forest service plans to burn 10 slash piles east of Weber State University starting today.

LOS ANGELES -- The suspect in a string of arsons in the Los Angeles area is also under investigation in his home country of Germany for a house fire last fall, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES -- It was another night of firefighters scrambling across the nation's second largest city to snuff out a series of arson attacks when a tip came in about a German man who matched the description of someone with a shoulder-length ponytail captured on a surveillance video near where a car fire was reported.

HARRISVILLE -- The city is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of vandals who have repeatedly set fire to the restrooms at Independence and Memorial parks.

ST. GEORGE -- A Hurricane man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted on two counts of arson.