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.
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year’s Day
Agents seized over 150 pipebombs and other homemade devices inside a Isle of Wight County home
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
Amid the open case, the Broward Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released additional details about the killing
A Florida volunteer fire department has since been shut down pending an investigation into the incident
The home was completely destroyed by the blaze, which later spread and caused a wildfire in a nearby wooded area
Investigators also said it appeared about 3,200 pounds of hydrofluoric acid were released into the atmosphere during the explosion
Investigators searched the property and electrical items were examined at a bureau laboratory
Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Deputy Chief Jacob DeGlopper was found dead three days after police raided his home
The man was charged with five counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson
Sonny is the first arson dog in six years to serve with the Phoenix Fire Department
The Detroit Fire Department was en route to a call when the driver of the fire truck lost control and crashed into a Citgo gas station
Dakotah Mingee, 19, pleaded no contest to setting fire to a building on a remote road
Fire company officials said Lt. Mike Naylor was first pushed by a trooper when the lieutenant wanted to protect the people inside the car before the window was broken
Authorities say Croyle crashed into the Twin Peaks restaurant, then threw buckets of fuel, propane tanks and fuel-soaked blankets inside and torched it
At least 14 emergency crews responded to a fire at Balls Creek Campground that destroyed 40 cabins and damaged nine others
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said that the leak was discovered in a propane line buried under the paved parking lot
The Lawrence fire chief says a leak in a high-pressure line has released a volume of gas in the “explosive range”
A medical panel determined that while fire likely began the cancer process, there was no “definitive certainty” that it caused the firefighter’s death
Nicholas Leone, 22, and Dylan Dalessio, 19, allegedly caused a fire that destroyed a furniture store in January
Fire departments were not able to reach a gas company official for several hours and company officials were slow to provide vital information to first responders
A preliminary investigation has found no signs of accelerants at the fire that destroyed the historic synagogue in northern Minnesota
Police are searching for two suspects, one of whom allegedly fired shots at firefighters as they attempted to steal a fire engine
The report would likely not address the fire’s cause, but the agency may issue urgent safety recommendations
The union filed a complaint alleging that Chief Angelo Calvillo had committed a misdemeanor crime by violating provisions in the city’s charter
Thomas R. Harrigan was found at his home with a gunshot wound to the stomach and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead
A hazmat incident at a California hotel left one person dead and nine people hospitalized when guests reported smelling a chemical odor
The fire truck had stopped in the high-occupancy vehicle lane with its emergency lights flashing as it responded to another crash when it was hit by the Tesla
Police released audio of a former 911 dispatcher scolding a frantic newspaper delivery woman for driving into floodwaters
The city of Apopka has also filed a lawsuit against National EMS Billing alleging fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment
Police discovered blood-covered clothing inside West Covina Firefighter John Brian Mananghaya Aguila’s vehicle
Detectives conducted a two-year, multi-agency investigation that tied Christian David Saddler to a series of arson and burglary cases totaling $5 million in damages
A 4-alarm grass fire destroyed five buildings, burned 50 cars and prompted evacuations in northeast Portland
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