"One of the unpleasant features of the record of the past month is the frequent occurrence of incendiary fires in Danbury. Three recent fires in Danbury made a total for the past thirty days of no less than twenty firy in that city. It is suspected in well informed fire insurance circles that the incendiaries are connected with the volunteer fire department, as was the case in Plainfield, N.J... Some of Danbury's most influential citizens, including councilmen, want to do away with the volunteer fire department and organize a paid fire department." There is criticism of the speed at which the New England Insurance Exchange had called for reform of the DFD - a situation which the article blames for the continued problem.
The article goes on to speculate that if the perpetrator is from the Fire Department that they are demented, not doing it for plunder, working alone, and a crank.
