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.
Official says preliminary findings show no intentional fire or pre-explosion at Judge Diane Goodstein’s home
Investigators have not found evidence of criminal intent, though the judge reportedly received threats before the blaze
ATF agents found four “simple” improvised explosive devices during the investigation of the Grand Blanc Township Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attack
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 Japan Airlines A350’s fuselage gave passengers and crew time to escape and did not burn through for some time
The Wakefield neighborhood fire comes two days after a Staten Island fire claimed a 7-year-old girl
City Manager Erik Walsh said Chief Charles Hood admitted to making comments demeaning to women
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
Charlotte firefighters rescued two people during a fire on the third floor of an eight-story hotel
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
The pair allegedly schemed to rig contract prices and coordinate bids
A passerby alerted Decatur firefighters to smoke coming from an abandoned building
Investigation into a recent fire highlights the dangers of encampments under bridges
Highlands County Fire-Rescue units were initially sent to a report of people burning debris on the side of a road
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
The hearings will focus, in part, on the initial actions by the ship’s crew and the response to the fire by Newark and other local land-based fire departments
Austin Lewallen, the former chief of the Paint Rock Volunteer Fire Department, is accused of using at least $13,700 for personal purchases
The Wichita firefighters’ union claims the Sedgwick County 911 dispatcher didn’t use locating tools for a 22-year-old who died in an apartment fire
The union for Wichita firefighters claims dispatchers did not relay information about where the victim was trapped
The fire department is investigating to see if the crew of Engine 1 violated policy by not responding to a crash two blocks away
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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