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George Harlamon
10/15/03
Practical Law
“Fire Lover”
Joseph Wambaugh
During the early 1980s and 1990s, South Carolina was plagued with a large number of mysterious fires. During a conference in Los Angeles in 1987, another fire broke out. ... John Orr, a Fire Captain and renowned fire investigator. ... With advanced fingerprint technology, the forensic team finally identified the culprit and realized it was one of their own — John Orr, a Fire Captain and renowned arson investigator. A search of Orr’s residence revealed videos of fires that Orr had set before the fire trucks arrived. ... His next attempt was with the Glendale fire academy, and that time John Orr completed the program, becoming a full-fledged fireman, and from that point on nothing stood in his way. ... As a member of the Glendale Fire Department, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a fire captain and one of southern Californias best-known and most-respected arson investigators, as well as a writer of firefighting articles as well as a novel. ... Although it is not excerpted in “Fire Lover,” Wambaugh masterfully uses it as symbolism in his own way. ... His most famous fire happened in suburban California. ... Orr even described his thrill that he gets in setting the fire, hearing the sirens, seeing people run for their lives--being the creator of chaos. ... Although police believe the fire was an accident, Orr is convinced it was arson. ... The fire lover used the same simple yet devastating device and was using in his execution. ... He would leave behind a precious clue that investigators would use to lead them to the true identity of the fire lover, to the shock and disbelief of the firefighting community. ... These perfectly executed blazes were set by a fire lover who used the same simple yet devastating device time after time. ...
The book accounts Orrs life from his early days, before he became involved with the fire department, to his days as an arson investigator. ... Fire is one of the most destructive forces on earth. ... Wambaugh’s "The Fire Lover" offers a tale of what happens when a monster like Orr uses the destructive power of fire for his personal gratification.
Approximate Word count = 1778
Approximate Pages = 7.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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