Petitions were filed on Aug. 2 by Lincoln County Deputy Attorney Jeffrey Zwang that the three boys were alleged to be delinquent youths and serious juvenile offenders.
But locally, fire crews banded together to knock down the Powerline Fire six miles up Bobtail Road before it became a threat to nearby residences, private and federal land.
Several wildfires sparked by fireworks on the Jennings Haul Road this month has authorities seeking the public’s help in tracking down the people who caused them.