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.
Two Columbia firefighters were hospitalized when a roof section collapsed during a predawn blaze
FDNY says roughly 100 lithium-ion batteries ignited in the basement of a Queens home operating an illegal e-bike repair shop
Investigators say the 71-year-old shot two neighbors outside his Glenwood home, set the house ablaze and later died at a burn unit
Columbia River Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Joel Medina’s lawsuit claims retaliation after reporting misconduct by public employees, officials
Officials report 197 fires over June and July on National Forest land
Parents were not at home at the time of the Concord fire and the cause is under investigation
Shamokin councilmembers suspended fire chief and Northumberland County Director of Public Safety Steve Jeffery after a 17-year-old FF was burned
Firefighters found three children unconscious inside one of two fires in Brooklyn
Baltimore Firefighter John McMaster talks about being in the Stricker Street collapse that killed three firefighters
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the information from firefighters involved seemed “very rehearsed”
An explosion in Plum destroyed three houses, damaged several and killed the mayor and four others
Sprinklers had been shut off prior to the April fire at Rikers Island that injured 20 inmates and officers
Rick Davey spent nine years on his own time researching the saga of “Little Miss 1565"
St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large is accused of fostering a hostile workplace toward women and minorities
D.C. firefighters were seen in a video of a fight after a man punched one of the firefighters in the face
Clark County Assistant Fire Chief Carlito Rayos said they could not determine whether the apartment fire was accidental, incendiary or natural
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
San Jose firefighters who stopped at the Pink Noodle said they could not recall going to a bikini bar afterwards
Termination of Columbia River Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Joel Medina follows two earlier no-confidence votes from the union
An attorney for St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large said the allegations are politically motivated
The Buena explosion and fire damaged several homes and injured two children
The Hanover fire engine was travelling in the opposite lane to a call to clear mud when it collided with an SUV
Forsyth County firefighters had been initially sent to a smoke investigation in the area when the call was upgraded to a structure fire
Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said investigators are looking at the link between the threatening graffiti and four set fires
Public documents from the investigation of Ottumwa firefighters and a captain show policy violations, leadership failures
Two people were killed in an explosion that leveled a Buena Borough house
Lessons learned and legacy impact on wildland firefighting
Knox County deputies said Sidney David Whitsell set the fire when he learned there wasn’t a hamburger for him
Seven Cobb County firefighters, including the instructor, discussed answers during testing on apparatus instructor certification
In 1992, James Wallace was charged with possession of over 50 pipe bombs and possession of explosives without a license
A new employee survey accuses St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large of making sexist, racist and homophobic remarks
Firefighters in Chaumont have contained the fire at the Convergent Energy and Power site and will stand a fire watch as the investigation begins
Kansas City First Deputy Fire Chief Jack Andrade has been a focus in recent years of leadership failures presented by the firefighters’ union
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