Bridge arsonist ‘thought it would be cool’ to be seen fighting fires

A former volunteer firefighter who told a psychiatrist that responding to the scenes of his own arsons made him feel like a “hero” was sentenced to 24 months in jail on Thursday.
Lawson Michael Schalm pleaded guilty to four counts of arson on Mar. 31, admitting to setting a number of fires around the town of Mayerthorpe, including a blaze that destroyed a wooden train trestle bridge.
Schalm, 20, was among the local volunteer firefighters who responded to fight the 18 to 19 fires that