Everyone loves firemen because they are considered heroes and many young boys if you ask them what they want to be when they grow up they will tell you; Firemen.
But one thing we never consider is that not all firemen are good.
I hesitate to say this, because personally, I have great respect for firemen, unfortunately statistics show that arsonists are usually fire fighters or those who wanted to become fire-fighters but were not accepted into the program.
Is this why arsonists start fires to get back at the fire department? No, actually psychologists say that many firemen become fire fighters due to their fascination with fires, those who are rejected also have a fascination with fires and their power.
Being rejected gives them a reason to seek revenge yes, but moreover it gives them a powerful feeling to set something as ominous as a wildfire in motion.
Sometimes arsonists will come out of the woodwork when other fires are have already started, they watch on TV and it gives them ideas.
So, is it the media's fault for over playing the fires on TV? Well, that is a question that many people might answer yes to, however, the media does not start fires, they only report on them.
And we all know most of the large fires do not start themselves.
Some fires are started by lightening, others by accidents and carelessness, but many are also set by arsonists.
How could anyone do such a thing? Is it there something we do not know about arsonists, if they do it for the glory, but in secret then why? There are many factors to these questions and it appears that it is not always for the same set of reasons.
Here is an interesting news article worth reading: http://www.
newsweek.
com/id/62393