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.
Clark County officials say the University Gardens Shopping Center had no fire sprinklers due to its age, complicating efforts to determine the cause of the blaze
Duane Williams, exonerated in 2024 after serving 11 years for a deadly fire he didn’t commit, has filed a $100M federal lawsuit against Detroit police, fire officials and the city
A preliminary investigation into the Gabriel House blaze suggests an oxygen concentrator malfunction or smoking may have sparked the deadliest fire in Massachusetts in over 40 years
Firefighter Dominic S. Biscari was responding to a fire when he ran a red light, struck a car and sent it into a building killing 3 people
The Charlotte SouthPark contractor did not have a required standpipe installed and failed to notify fire marshal about construction progress
A labor report assessed fines for several safety violations after 8 Hampton firefighters were injured in apartment fire
Irmo firefighter James Michael Muller was killed and six others injured during a collapse while fighting an apartment fire
Fire in the Metro Richmond Zoo’s workshop quickly spread to the animal hospital and feed storage room
31 residents died in the Christmas 2022 storm that dumped over 50-inches of snow with hurricane-force winds
Branden Colvin Sr.'s body was found a day after authorities in Davenport switched from search to recovery operations
After a fire killed two construction workers, state and local officials look at the challenges and hazards construction sites possess
Firefighters found the children in a back bedroom during a search
The Lebanon Fire District may have to delay future fire investigations after many of their tools were stolen from a trailer
“Our firefighter who ended up getting stabbed was trying to protect him,” said Austin Division Chief Eddie Martinez
Over 100 firefighters fought a stubborn fire in an abandoned, cut up four-story hotel and a mixed-use structure
Saratoga Springs Fire Chief Joseph Dolan had been on paid leave since Feb. 1 following a complaint alleging he was working for two fire departments
Poor communications and an abandoned hoseline among several factors during a fire in Berwick
Montgomery Captain Donald L. Crenshaw, Jr. suffered second- and third-degree burns across 20% of his body as firefighters attempted to rescue three civilians
When Collin West was asked why he set the fires, he told investigators that his grandmother disliked the properties and wanted them burned
The fatal fire happened amid growing concern in the city about fires linked to the lithium ion batteries that power electric bikes and scooters
Three firefighters and two police officers received life-threatening injuries in the blast, police said. Four firefighters were seriously injured and 22 police officers suffered minor injuries
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
Chief of Safety Frank Leeb says the decision to move his team out of the Fort Totten building delayed the internal investigation into Capt. Alison Russo’s death
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said
An audit showed that North Amityville Fire Department’s disbursements included diamond rings, Christmas gifts, pro sports tickets and trips to Jamaica and Alaska
Michael Glenn Chambers was missing since 2017; the investigation into his disappearance will continue
Victor Rosario spent 32 years in prison in connection with a 1982 fire that killed three adults and five children in Lowell
A third injured person was treated at the scene in Aurora
The Baltimore City FD truck was stolen during a medical call
“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable,” department officials said in a statement
San Jose Chief Robert Sapien said Engine 4’s fire truck went to the Pink Poodle to drop off a male passenger, then encountered the dancer seen in the 2022 video
Melbourne Firefighter Aaron Starkey also alleged that after he brought the image to the union’s attention, he was confronted by the accused chief
The investigation found that while Ryan Pierce served as Stanwood fire chief, $4,403.84 was disbursed improperly
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