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New York Arson Laws<\/h1>\n
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New York is home to the world famous New York City fire department which, along with its peers, battle fires throughout the state. The fires are sometimes human made, and, when they’re deliberately set, they, they constitute arson<\/a>, a crime in which a person intentionally damages property through the use of fire or explosives.<\/p>\n

New York recognizes differing degrees of arson, based on certain factors including:<\/p>\n