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.
Five victims were found inside a burning house in Ferguson.
The explosion killed Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown and injured 10 others
Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, was fatally shot as he provided aid to an injured officer
Prosecutors are seeking a murder conviction for five who died of heart attacks following the 2003 wildland fire
Murder charges have been added in connection with the S. Calif. wildfire that caused 5 deaths
Police are questioning one man in connection with a fire that burned as many as 5 homes
Deputies investigating whether Michael Marin put something in his mouth that led to his death after verdict was read
Operation allegedly thrived from having corrupt doctors dispense millions of pills without medical justification to patients, many of whom were drug addicts
FBI is working with Colo. officials to determine if the fires were deliberately set
Judge: ‘There are few things more dangerous than arson’
ATF, Oakland Fire and Oakland Police will jointly investigate the apartment fire
‘I had been on hot jobs before, but the rapid escalation in heat that we had that night, I’ve never had that’
Police were called when fire chief said man ‘appeared to have phony firefighter credentials’
Tore Brox, 29, tourist from Norway, allegedly set multiple fires in New Yorker Hotel
Man posted photos of himself on Facebook in wildland firefighter uniform sitting in pilot seat of helicopter at High Park Fire
Fire started when industrial vacuum cleaner sucked up heat source that ignited debris inside vacuum, injured 5 firefighters
Attorney: The evidence will hold up as the GPS tracker was court-ordered as part of the arsonist’s probation
Arson may be involved on the eve of Greek election
Indictment charges that tenants could not escape fire because owners had set up illegal partitions
Anton Fomin died of carbon monoxide, soot inhalation in May 17 fire
Suspect told officers he was cleaning, had several fans running when his dog knocked one over
Convicted man had long criminal record that included an arson conviction
The former volunteer firefighter was accused of setting dozens of fires but plead to eight counts
57 percent of 90 fires labeled as arson cleared this year; national arson clearance rate in 2010 was 19 percent
Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in a four-alarm blaze with several gunpowder explosions
Parents hope child’s death will force change in Qatar’s emergency response
Police continue to investigate his involvement with a string of other set fires in vacant structures
No firefighters were hurt battling an Oakland duplex fire
Driver escaped accident with serious burns, but body had been found in vehicle inside firehouse
One city official says the city should return a $100,000 gift from the building’s owner
A smoldering illegal burn may be what started the 7,000-acre fire
Man locked himself, boys in their home on March 17 before setting himself, house on fire
The fire department has dealt with 28 set fires since mid April