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Vt. firefighter found competent in arson case

He is accused of settling fire to a fire truck that spread to the fire department building

The Associated Press

NEWPORT, Vt. — A volunteer firefighter in the Vermont town of Albany has been found competent to stand trial to a charge that he set fire to the local fire department.

Police say 45-year-old Elmer James Joerg of Holland was arrested on a charge of first-degree arson. He pleaded not guilty in August.

Authorities say Joerg, who is a member of theAlbany Fire Department, is accused of setting fire to fire a truck that quickly spread to the fire department building

Vermont Public Radio reports he is being held at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility in St. Johnsbury for lack of $250,000 bail.