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.
A visiting firefighter from Belgium was killed when the fireboat struck another vessel
A man was charged with spraying a liquid on the door of the Burlington office and setting it on fire
Fate of the Springfield Township fire chief and assistant chief is uncertain pending decision from board of trustees
The blaze killed one woman and injured a young boy
Gregory Potter, a Peterborough firefighter, set the fires on Feb. 2 in five off-campus student apartments
The case involves 22 fires set since 2009
The 19-year-old used a cigarette lighter to set the fires, all of which occurred last October and November
An extension cord and power strips were feeding electricity to the apartment from other parts of the building
The five people, four men and one woman, remained in the burn unit at hospital in Dallas
He will serve one year in jail and two years on probation and pay restitution
The 19-year-old is accused of starting brush fires in Southern California
Firefighters called for help after the roof collapsed, but all are OK
The front of the ambulance was destroyed and all of the medical supplies inside have smoke damage
Officials said McGrone inhaled some of the fire’s thick, black smoke after part of his face mask fell off
A firefighter filed a formal complaint saying Chief Ellerbe grabbed his cell phone and injured his hand at an ambulance fire that may have been intentionally set.
He told the court the irrational thoughts that drove his behavior in the weeks after his son committed suicide have disappeared
The firefighter suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to a local hospital
Officials said McGrone inhaled some of the fire’s thick, black smoke after part of his face mask fell off
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One officer was taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation and the other was treated on the scene
Officials said he has worked with the department for 13 years
Investigators are investigating the fire as a possible arson
He told police he ripped down the smoke detectors, turned the stove on high, ignited cardboard and tossed the burning paper into one of the fire trucks
The boys, two 8-years-old and one 9-year-old, were yanked out of classes and charged
Some areas of Hamilton are plagued by homeless people or drug users squatting in vacant buildings
His wife said she may have accidentally turned on the stove with her hip before they left the house
Residents donate reward money for the capture of suspect seen fleeing the fire station before it went up
Firefighters intentionally setting fires needs to be as much a part of our national discussion as is preventing injuries and line of duty deaths
About 100 firefighters a year are arrested for arson; many believe they are actually helping the community
He confessed he had been thinking about setting the fire for a while and “needed a release”
The warehouse was one of about a dozen buildings in the Joliet prison complex
Officials say investigators found several areas in the house when a liquid accelerant was poured and ignited
He was about to jump from the top floor when he was plucked from a window ledge by firefighters with a ladder