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.
An investigation into the fire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people did not find any information that warranted criminal charges
Stores were broken into and objects were thrown at police officers as crowds took to the streets
Investigators say the suspect who set ballot box incendiary devices in Portland and Vancouver was highly skilled in metalwork and welding
Racist comments about incoming Fairfax County Fire Department Chief John Butler were posted to the anonymous website “Fairfax Underground”
Incident preplanning, water supply knowledge and mutual aid agreements were key to success in abandoned factory fire at the top of a mountain in Cumberland, Md.
About 100 firefighters responded to a fire at Artmor Plastics facility in the past month, which caused $150,000 in damage
Investigate incidents that damage fire equipment or apparatus before disciplining those involved
The Los Angeles Fire Department is fighting with safety regulators over their investigation into Kelly Wong’s death, their first training fatality since 1985
Officials said disciplinary action will range from written reprimands to two firefighters being suspended for 48 hours without pay
Thu Hong Nguyen lit a fire in a storeroom of her nail salon that destroyed a three-story building, killing firefighters John Mesh and Larry Leggio
Learn how to identify the signs of firefighter arson within your own ranks and the actions fire chiefs can take to mitigate the problem
Thu Hong Nguyen said to a fellow detainee in the Jackson County jail that she set a fire that killed people using flammable liquids in her salon
Monica Berlin, who was arrested for setting two bales of hay on fire, said her actions were “about the zombie apocalypse”
The volunteer firefighters, including a former police officer and an employee at a state prison, were charged with setting 13 fires over a two-year period
The firefighter was inspecting a bedroom inside a burning home when the man jumped out and swung a knife at him
Researchers are investigating whether Seattle Fire Department Station 31 firefighters were diagnosed with cancer at higher rates than other firefighters
City Council members are frustrated about how a feud over emergency access to streets with bike lanes has helped stall several development projects
Prosecutors said suspect Thomas Kim had been feuding with a female neighbor and set off an explosive device in his apartment “with the intent to kill her”
A Camden County Fire Department ambulance and a truck used for extinguishing brush fires were badly burned, emergency management coordinator Christy Saunders said
Lt. Art Dean and Provisional Lt. Deann Eller are under investigation after being accused of creating a pornographic video and posting it online
San Miguel Fire and Rescue firefighters returned to the fire truck after having breakfast and found the damage, which they said would cost around $10,000 to repair
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
Officials said the man threatened to assault a firefighter who was trying to extinguish a blaze that the man started at his trailer home
Instead of formally logging the hours, employees struck agreements with their supervisors, privately keeping track of “pocket time” in the fire department
FDNY Deputy Chief Brendan McSweeney said the home that caught on fire was supposed to be vacant
The woman was attempting to escape the fire by using bed sheets to rappel down the building from her third-floor balcony
Driver Heather Lommatzch said she was on her phone when the car sped up and did not offer an warning that a crash was about to occur
Footage shows that Steve Hlinsky remained unfazed by an agitated bar patron multiple times until another man joined in and blew marijuana smoke at Hlinsky
The board of St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 12 voted to return embattled Fire Chief Steve Krentel to his previous job as chief of administration
Officials are investigating the death of 28-year veteran firefighter Steven Hlinsky, who was found unresponsive outside a bar earlier this month
The Tesla Model S crashed into the truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact, according to police
Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt will keep his job after an internal investigation over a head-butting incident reported at Central Fire Station
John Iszler is charged with three counts of endangering by fire or explosion and one charge of criminal mischief
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