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.
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
Investigators say the fire was intentionally set in the bedroom
Two people also face possible arson charges
The fire that killed a 52-year-old man has been deemed suspicious
The man ‘staged’ firearms to kill first responders; he is also charged with setting the fire
Day after the fire, the company sought a permit and asked that it be retroactive
Details of the case are not clear, but a man pulled from his burning home was arrested
Responders reflect on the 20th anniversary of the first WTC bombing
Federal agencies and police investigators will assist in trying to determine cause and origin
The woman has not yet been identified, but is believed to be an employee of the restaurant
The fire rekindled in an upstairs bedroom; the blaze remains under investigation
The welder confessed to accidentally setting the fire that destroyed more than 100 homes
The 19-year-old is believed to have set as many as 30 fires over the past year
It remains unclear how the fire began and the cause of Dorner’s death
Even with the passage of decades, our most tragic fires still hold lessons that can keep present-day firefighters safe
A man set fire to his basement, when confronted by his housemate the man shot him and another man; later killing himself
Prosecutors are going for life without parole for the three accused blowing up a house, which left two dead
Officials are digging through the scene to figure out the cause of the blaze
Examiners say the woman died of burns and smoke inhalation
Relatives speculate that he may have stopped taking psych meds before arrest
Suspect battled with paramedics in after a 2011 911 call to his home, has previous assault weapons conviction
Investigators are looking into whether the pair was involved in at least three other intentional blazes
Surveillance video apparently shows a man running from the scene
The blaze killed two children and three adults
The man is accused of planning to fire bomb 48 churches; his family says he struggles with mental illness
The man died Monday after crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed and partially collapsed
Despite Governor’s tough words, fire starters get off easy
156 people died in a 2009 fire at the nightclub
37 died and dozens more were injured in the explosion-induced building collapse
The cause of the explosion that killed 32 and injured 121 is unknown
ATF has been without a permanent director for six years