Michigan Has a Firefighter That Likes to Start Fires

Michigan firefighters take an oath, make a pledge, and have a credo, and a motto, but one man said screw all that and allegedly set fires to get some work.

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Michigan Firefighters Oath, Pledge, Credo, and Motto

I have met a lot of firefighters, both men and women in my day and they are some of the best people on the planet. They risk their lives to try and save our families, our homes, and our businesses.

Firefighters go through intense training so they are prepared for the task at hand. Firefighters take an oath to demonstrate good moral character and act with integrity both on and off the job.

Firefighters pledge at all times to respect the property and rights of all men and women, the laws of our country, and the members they serve.

Firefighters' credo is always to conduct themselves, on and off duty, in a manner that reflects positively on themselves, their department, and the fire service in general.

Firefighters have a motto that says safety first, always and their duty is your protection. Courage, commitment, and community. Fighting flames, saving lives. There are all great things on not once did their oath, pledge, credo, and motto mention that a firefighter would start fires to get in some extra hours.

Michigan Firefighter Allegedly Started Multiple Fires

The words firefighter and arsonist being the same person is mind-blowing to me. An arsonist goes against everything a firefighter is supposed to be about.

A face only a mother could love. His name is Joseph Halder, he was a volunteer firefighter for the Whitefish Township Fire Department located in Chippewa County which is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

According to WOOD, Halder was arrested for suspected arson on November 11, 2023, for allegedly setting a vacant building on fire. He has now been charged with felony arson for two more fires that investigators allege he was involved in. Investigators used surveillance footage from a gas station to get a warrant for his arrest. Halder is currently in jail and looking at 10 years in prison for one of the fires he allegedly set. The two new charges could add even more time to his prison sentence if convicted on all three charges.