ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. -- Ten volunteer firefighters are behind bars after being charged with arson in Robeson County.

• It happened after a year-long investigation with the sheriff's office and other organizations
• The firefighters are accused of setting as many as 90 fires in the woods and abandoned homes
• The State Bureau of Investigation is currently looking into the arrests

It happened after a year-long investigation with the sheriff's office and other organizations.

The firefighters are accused of setting as many as 90 fires in the woods and abandoned homes.

The sheriff's department says they're all volunteers with the Fairmont Rural Fire Department and the Orrum Fire Department.

Residents say the revelation is stunning.

"They need to deal with them some way or another. If they did it then they need to process them and take them off of the force. They need to put them on probation," said neighbor Jimmy Bethea.

The State Bureau of Investigation is currently looking into the arrests, but anyone with information is asked to call the Robeson County Sheriff's Office at 910-671-3100.