Rogues’ gallery of fire-starters: Drunks, arsonists, firefighters — even a country star — linked to blazes

In one of his signature songs, Johnny Cash drawls about shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die. In real life, the country star unintentionally ignited a California wildfire that threatened to wipe out the state’s iconic, endangered condors.

Under circumstances not unlike the famed musician’s mishap, a Chico man stands accused of starting the Park Fire, now California’s fourth largest on record.

Arson suspect Ronnie Stout and the Man in Black are among a rogue’s gallery of accused California fire bugs ...