Investigators in Wyoming County are looking for the public's help to solve a string of arsons this month.

"The community is on edge over this," said Wyoming County Sheriff Greg Rudolph.

He says someone purposely set three fires over the course of 14 days in rural Wyoming County. Each happened on a Saturday night — in the 11 p.m. hour — all within a few miles of each other in the border area between the towns of Orangeville and Wethersfield.

"It leads us to believe that these fires are beyond suspicious, that they are arson, and that they're being done by one or more actors," Rudolph said.

The first two fires burned vacant houses on Hermitage Road. Both are total losses. The third was last weekend — a large tire fire inside a bunker silo on Quaker Town Road — was still smoldering as of Thursday morning.

All three properties are owned by the Marquart family, who the sheriff says is well-respected in the community. At this point, investigators have no reason to believe the owners were involved. They have no suspects or motives for whoever started the fires. 

"We don't rule anything out,” Rudolph said. “We're going to look at the evidence. Look at any leads that we've developed and we'll continue to uncover the stones as they come in.”

While no one was inside any of the buildings, two firefighters were hurt. They were treated at Wyoming County Community Health System and are now back to work. Fire Coordinator Bill Streicher says it's been taxing for these volunteers.

"It's been wearing on them, compromising their family life as well,” Streicher said. “The firemen like to help their communities, but when abandoned structures are burned down for no reason, it kind of takes the heart out of firefighting.”

These arsons are taking up manpower and resources to fight and one tanker truck has already been damaged. While the sheriff says it's too soon to call this a serial arsonist, the pattern has law enforcement worried it could happen again. 

"Yes, it's been vacant properties now, but the concern in the community is, is this going to elevate?” said Rudolph. “Which of course we don't want it to, and we don't know what direction this is going to lead to."

That's why they say it's so important the public helps solve these crimes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division at 585-786-8989 or leave a confidential tip at 585-786-8965.