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.
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
The owner points the finger at architects, inspectors and the entire system for the fire
The only emergency exit had been blocked from the outside
The fire department spokesman called it ‘a very intense and devastating explosion’
The woman purposely set a car on fire, then became trapped in the garage by the flames
DA: ‘After nearly 10 years, justice has been secured.’
The suspect was arrested and is being held without bond; he faces murder and arson charges
The Ohio volunteer firefighter turned himself into police
Firefighters found the woman on fire and bound at the wrists and ankles
Investigators say she was strangled with a rope around her neck
Fire spread rapidly through the 1923 building, injuring 14 civilians
The building’s sprinkler system prevented the fire from growing
The woman, bound by her wrists and ankles, was so badly burned that she was unrecognizable
The home is howned by Hans Walters, a Las Vegas police lieutenant
Investigators are sill examining the cause and trying to identify all of the bodies
Volunteer firefighter Kellen Klee used fuel from his garage and a cigarette light to start the blaze
Nathaniel Bartholomew reportedly set a fire that burned 440 acres over several days
Authorities say the blaze is suspicious because of 911 calls they received
Arson investigators are examining the scene
The 73-year-old victim died from injuries after the man threw gasoline on her and set her on fire
She turned herself in after a decade of hiding in the largest-ever ecoterrorist case in the U.S.
When firefighters arrived, the father told them to let the house burn
An off-duty L.A. firefighter was the first to see the flames and confront the suspect
The city has at least 30,000 empty homes, often the target of arson
Firefighters found a dismembered body where the man set fire to 2 apartments and 1 car
The southern Calif. departments are urging the public to help them report these crimes
After reaching a plea agreement, the arsonist will server 2 years, 5 months
The woman was taken to a burn unit with life-threatening injuries
Authorities: The devices were a step or two away from being ready to explode
Investigators found that the woman intentionally set the suspicious blaze
Police charge that the 24-year-old doused a woman with flammable liquid as she slept on a park bench and lit her on fire