Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, March 6, 1990                   TAG: 9003062096
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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FIREFIGHTERS SNUFF TRASH CAN FLAMES CLOSE TO HOME

Nor did they have to go far to find a cause for two fires set in trash cans outside the No. 10 station on Aviation Drive Northwest.

When police arrived a few minutes later, firefighters had a suspect in custody.

The man told authorities he was conducting a test for a government agency that regulates fire safety.

But his story turned out to be nothing more than a smoke screen.

Roger Dale Hollaway, 37, was charged with arson. Firefighters told police that Hollaway showed up at the station about 9:10 p.m. and asked for a drink of water.

A few minutes later, firefighters noticed smoke coming from two trash cans, one in front of the station and another behind the building.

In what may have been a record response time, the fires were doused.

And if it was a test, the Fire Department easily passed. A firefighter at the station said Monday the response time was "under the limit."