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.
Construction crews began removing collapsed walls and roofing Wednesday at Bristol Health & Rehab Center to aid investigators after Tuesday’s explosion
Birmingham City Council has approved a three-year, $170,000 agreement with Axon to lease cameras, with footage to be used for training and incident investigations
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
A fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
Captain Jerry Boylan of The Conception will also receive supervised release after the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history
Governor Ned Lamont said the heat from the fire in Norwalk compromised some of the I-95 bridge
Photographs provided by the Portland Police Bureau show police cars in flames, including one next to a large propane tank
Atlanta officials have seen arson, property damage and increased insurance rates due to protests at the proposed site
At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to the Associated Press
An AP investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in avoidable deaths
Dozens of fire departments responded to the Lancaster County fire
The Maui fire report points at equipment, communication and a lack of mutual aid plans
Hillsborough County firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the Mamajuana Cafe
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
An investigation into the Flanders Fire Department has led to directives for the volunteer fire chief to seek counseling
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
Captain Ronnie Metcalf was a 19-year veteran of the Lexington Fire Department
Auditors also found that the board reimbursed fire departments for training courses without getting documentation on who provided the trainings and their qualifications
The man, who was dressed in FDNY turnout gear and attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose, also interfered with Morganton crews’ firefighting efforts
The Iowa Volunteer Fire Department station was vacant since being damaged by Hurricane Laura in 2020
Timothy Christian was sentenced to 26 years in prison for setting a fire that injured two Akron firefighters
Neighbors told Hayward firefighters that the owners were out of the country
The former Klecknersville Rangers Fire Company chief allegedly admitted that he bought a bulldozer for personal use with some of the funds
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said two of the tanks contained liquid asphalt and the third contained used motor oil
The suspect fired two gunshots as the Spokane firefighters worked to extinguish the fire
The blast was “severe, absolutely extreme,” and “you could feel it in your chest,” Crescent Township Fire Department Chief Andrew Tomer said
Henry County firefighters had just extinguished flames from two boats when one of the members spotted the suspect
San Jose firefighters returning to the station noticed that the front door was kicked in; when they entered, they found a man inside, and the station appeared to have been rummaged through
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
Texas A&M Forest Service investigators, Xcel Energy say lines, equipment caused the Smokehouse Creek fire burning nearly 1,700 square miles
Employees told a supervisor about beams “bowing” the day before the fatal collapse
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