FIRE MARSHAL

A man accused of setting a series of fires within the last few months has been arrested, according to the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Nearly 3,000 fireworks-related calls were made in Bexar County during New Year’s Eve and the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, officials said Thursday.

A man was arrested on arson charges after setting a large grass fire in southern Bexar County that destroyed 30 acres, two homes and an RV, according to the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Saturday’s cold front will bring gusty winds and low humidity and combined with current drought conditions, the risk of wildfires is very high.

While families across Bexar County are stocking up to light up the sky on New Year’s Eve with fireworks, authorities are amping up patrol and warning the community how quickly things can go wrong.

The Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office recently unveiled a new vehicle to help keep it’s special K-9 Labrador named “Roe” safe during the Texas summer heat.

The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office investigators arrested a man who is accused of setting multiple fires inside a Southside ISD elementary school.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Fire Marshal is blaming a heater for a fire that damaged several units at a commercial storage facility. It caused damage to as many as six units at the business, located on Highway 87 East near Stuart Road. Fire trucks lined the highway in front of the business as firefighters worked to put out the flames. Wednesday morning, some of the renters of the burned storage units returned to sort through the debris. However, a report from the fire marshal said there were six units as well as several vehicles that were damaged.

SAN ANTONIO – With temperatures dropping below freezing in Bexar County this week, the Fire Marshal’s Office is advising residents to use caution when trying to stay warm. Bexar County Fire Marshal Chris Lopez said the number of house fires may increase around this time of year as people use potentially dangerous heating sources. “As colder weather arrives, we begin to see an increase of home fires,” Lopez said. Turn off and unplug space heaters when they will be unaccompanied, and make sure it has an automatic shutoff. The San Antonio Fire Department recommends that space heaters be plugged directly into a wall outlet.

(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) SCHERTZ, Texas – Guadalupe County will host a free, walk-up COVID-19 testing site on Friday, July 24, in Schertz. The mobile site will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or when tests run out at Lehnhoff Stadium under the home bleachers, according to the Guadalupe County Fire Marshal’s Office. The testing is being hosted by the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District.

Officials arrest San Antonio man accused of making IEDs, pipe bombsJoshua Faleide was arrested on charges of possession of an explosive weapon and possession of components of an explosive weapon, according to the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office Joshua Faleide was arrested on charges of possession of an explosive weapon and possession of components of an explosive weapon, according to the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Officials arrest San Antonio man accused of making IEDs, pipe bombs 1 / 1 Back to GalleryBexar County Fire Marshal's Office deputies arrested a man accused of making explosive devices, officials said. Deputies arrested Joshua Faleide at a Universal City Super 8 Motel on Wednesday for charges of possession of an explosive device and possession of components of an explosive weapon. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxOn March 25, the Fire Marshal's office was called to assist the China Grove Police Department for an improvised explosive device recovered within its city limits. Based on the device characteristics and information obtained by investigators, officials suspected Faleide of placing the device, authorities said. Faleide was taken to the Bexar County Jail.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas – A man with active felony warrants was arrested Wednesday at a motel in Universal City as part of a joint operation where an explosive device was found, the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s office said. Officers with the Universal City Police Department, among other agencies, arrested Joshua Faleide at a Super 8 motel in the 200 block of Palisades Drive. According to John Ortega, chief investigator with the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s office, the man was arrested in connection with two active felony warrants: possession of an explosive weapon, and possession of components of an explosive weapon, both third-degree felonies. Authorities searched this vehicle believed to belong to the suspect during an investigation into an explosive device at a motel in Universal City. (Misael Gomez) (KSAT)Faleide, who is in his 40s, is a known offender to both the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and Universal City Police, Ortega said.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a fire that may have been intentionally set at a Northeast Side Walmart late Sunday night. The fire was called in just before midnight at the Foster Road and Binz-Engleman Road location. Investigators said an employee saw a man enter just before the store’s closing and then saw smoke. Authorities believe the man may have left through an open door on the side of the building. Investigators did not give a description of the suspect.

ELMENDORF, Texas - The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office has arrested Roger P. Alvarez, 36, on suspicion of arson-habitation, assault-family and interference with emergency telephone call. According to an affidavit, patrol deputies with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a home in Elmendorf on Aug. 24 for a physical disturbance. The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office was called to the scene due to the fire at the home and the woman's injuries. The woman's daughter went inside the house to use the bathroom when she saw flames coming through the window, according to the affidavit. Alvarez then set those items on fire and used them to hit the victim, according to the affidavit.

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas - The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a suspicious fire in South Bexar County early Monday morning. Firefighters were called around 4:15 a.m. to a home in the 19200 block of FM 1937, not far from Highway 281 and Loop 1604. According to Bexar County Fire offcials, firefighters arrived to find two sheds behind a vacant house on fire. Firefighters said the fire destroyed everything inside the two sheds, but that it did not spread to any of the nearby homes. Fire officials have deemed the fire as suspicious in nature and called the Fire Marshal's office to investigate.

Elmendorf police have called on investigators from the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office for help in the finding out how the fire started. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Elmendorf police have called in investigators with the Bexar County Fire Marshal's office for help with finding the cause of a fire that started on the outside of a home. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Elmendorf police have called in investigators with the Bexar County Fire Marshal's office for help with finding the cause of a fire that started on the outside of a home. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.