May 9, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SH2011-40) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION R. Steve Huffman Public Information Officer (251) 208-2857/Fax: (251) 208-2861 E-Mail: huffman@cityofmobile.org FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARREST ARSON SUSPECT Investigators with Mobile Fire-Rescue arrested Rosier Franklin Ross, 51, this afternoon after he confessed to setting a fire in a trailer located at 5160 Quimby Drive this morning, Monday, May 9. The call was received at approximately 11:36 a.m. When firefighters arrived they reported the approximately 12 X 70 trailer was completely engulfed in flames. No one was at home at the time of the fire. The fire appears to have originated in a back add–on room of the trailer. The trailer is a total loss. After fire investigators spoke to Ross he confessed to setting the fire in the trailer. Ross will be charged with Arson 2nd Degree because the trailer was not occupied at the time the blaze was started. No injuries were reported. Engines 6, 7, 19, truck 5, rescue 26 and District Chief Elbert Cross responded to the fire. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is conducting the investigation. ###