WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa. --
A Washington County volunteer firefighter is facing 12 felony charges of arson.
Brian Dunker, 22, of Brownsville, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
Dunker is facing charges of arson, simple assault, reckless endangering another person and criminal mischief.
According to WTAE's news exchange partners The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Police said Dunker admitted to lighting a cloth that he put under shingle siding on a Middle Street home.
He also told police he lit a cloth that he wrapped around an electrical service wire outside a Main Street home, according to a criminal complaint.
District Judge Josh Kanalis set bond at $100,000 and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Nov. 26.
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