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'Chicago fire' actor helps detain California arson suspect using his acting training

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Brian J. White , who plays fire captain Dallas Patterson on Chicago Fire , recently helped detain a real arsonist outside his home in Woodland Hills , California .

Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva , 33 , had been carrying a blowtorch in an attempt to light a fire to White 's trash can.

White immediately took on the role of peacemaker using de-escalation techniques he had learned while preparing for a former role in The Shield .

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27

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English

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54

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