Youngstown Vindicator 08.16.2000

YOUNGSTOWN- Lt. Robert Sharp, commander of the fire department's arson bureau, and Alvin Ware, an arson investigator, have received recognition from the Ohio chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.

Sharp, who had 26 years with the department, was named investigator of the year for 2000 and as such has been nominated for international investigator of the year.

Ware, a 15-year veteran of the department, was elected to a seat on the board of directors of the Ohio Chapter.

The statewide recognition is a first for Youngstown, department officials said.