Arson/Investigation
The FireRescue1 Arson/Investigation resources page features news about confirmed and suspected arson as well as information on the latest fire investigation methodologies to help fire investigators and other personnel identify fire causes.
A man was charged with spraying a liquid on the door of the Burlington office and setting it on fire
The Iowa Volunteer Fire Department station was vacant since being damaged by Hurricane Laura in 2020
Timothy Christian was sentenced to 26 years in prison for setting a fire that injured two Akron firefighters
Four pieces of construction equipment were burned at a site near the planned training center
The Kentucky State Police is investigating the Casey County fire that killed four people
Alaska State Troopers said the Noorvik fire appeared to start near a stove in poor condition
Fire at Port of Ilwaco caused considerable damage prior to the start of the Dungeness crab season
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
Benjamin Cunha was arraigned on several felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive device with the “intent to injure, intimidate and terrify a person”
California has received over $170M from airspace leasings around roadways
Ann Arbor firefighters responded to numerous fires as fans celebrated the football championship
Authorities believe a gas leak caused the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth
The FDNY and other departments assisted Elizabeth firefighters at the Singer Sewing Machine factory fire
No smoke alarms were found in the debris of the Hardy County house fire
Suit claims victims’s rights were violated by unsafe conditions in public housing rowhome where 12 people died
The Wakefield neighborhood fire comes two days after a Staten Island fire claimed a 7-year-old girl
The driver, Michael Avery, purchased gasoline, fuel containers before crashing outside a Rochester venue, killing two pedestrians
The FDNY faced three fatal fires, two just blocks apart from each other, as the year came to a close
After two people died in an illegal attic apartment fire, records show the New Britain landlord had been uncooperative
Seattle firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a building that burned before and is known to have squatters
Emma Renee Smith admitted to setting fire to an artificial leaf on a shelf inside the Sparta store
First responders from 10 departments responded to multiple calls for a house fire in Melvile
Hermosa Beach neighborhood shocked after a domestic dispute turned deadly
A passerby alerted Decatur firefighters to smoke coming from an abandoned building
Investigation into a recent fire highlights the dangers of encampments under bridges
The ATF has joined authorities in Bullhead City in the investigation of the fire that killed five children
Fire involving lithium-ion batteries near the loading dock led to a shutdown of production
Atlanta firefighters responded to one fire involving an abandoned apartment complex scheduled for demolition
The Bullhead fire victims’ ages range from 13 to 2
Firefighters faced two large fires involving apartments under construction in Aurora
The fire and evacuation occurred hours after the conclusion of testimony in the former president’s civil fraud trial case
Three Maui County departments failed to meet deadlines for providing information from the Aug. 8 wildfires that killed 100, left 7, 500 homeless
Kokomo Division Chief Glenda Myers claims male employees, who are not certified fire investigators, are regularly sent to investigate fires
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