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.
CAL Fire officials said the apparatus engineer is suspected of setting five fires while off duty
Authorities have offered few details on what caused the vehicle to crash through the fence and hit the pipeline valve
Officials found no preliminary evidence of a “terrorist” attack related to an SUV that crashed through a fence and hit a valve at the Deer Park station
Willie Mae McQuilla was charged with one count of arson and three counts of attempted murder
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter rescued by two other firefighters
Officials said Afshin Bahrampour was identified on synagogue surveillance video just before both fires
Ray Abou-Arab will have to register annually as an arson offender as part of sentencing
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski
Luke Harman gave his account of the rescue effort in the trial of Ray Abou-Arab; the blaze killed firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski
Brandi Pritchard admitted to setting fire to the house she rented in order to collect insurance payments
Jeremy Lyons broke in through the back door and used an accelerant to set the house ablaze
When firefighters arrived, they found neighbors restraining a man on the home’s front lawn
Fire officials said toasters, towels and various other materials were used to ignite the fires
A man was holding an infant on the third floor of an apartment building when crews arrived on scene
The teen could have received 18 months in a juvenile detention facility
The 14-year-old has been in and out of the hospital with mental health issues and has tried to harm himself
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of 31-year-old James Dickman and 42-year-old Stephen Machcinski
The two men have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson
Crews battled a pair of fires overnight, both deemed to be arson
Volunteer firefighter Perry Calvin was one of 15 killed in the 2013 explosion
Basil Eleby is already charged with first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
Investigators believe the man started the fire with some cardboard left outside the church
Basil Eleby has been arrested 19 times since 1995; he’s facing charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
Mason Watkins, 22, was charged with first-degree arson after setting two fires in laundry rooms
Fire officials believe the fire may have been started deliberately near two abandoned homes
Fire officials believe the blaze may have been intentionally set; one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation
Hikers and transient campers frequent the area where the blaze erupted
Penalties range from probation to up to 18 months in a juvenile detention facility
Michael Chambers, 70, was last seen via surveillance video walking out of a store March 10
The Snapchat video shows a firefighter strapped on a backboard being doused with water and having various condiments poured on him
Authorities believe the man may have had an argument with the landlord
Of the four injured, two firefighters were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation and a broken ankle
Firefighter Richard Thomas Hart, 19, faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison for the conviction
