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.
FBI raided the homes of two chiefs accused of taking bribes to fast-track inspections
Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
4 fires in one morning, 1 firefighter injured
The man had three prior convictions for fire-related incidents in the 1990s
First charged with setting church fire, firefighter now accused of setting wildland fires
Investigators watching property saw 3 men pour accelerant throughout grocery store
4 possible arsons occurred within 1 mile of each other in 4 days
Fire destroyed 32 homes and 4 rental cabins; at one point, nearly 10,000 people were forced to evacuate
Accused of four New Year’s Day attacks on religious buildings
Firefighters found man barely alive in locked 22nd floor room where he wasn’t supposed be
The 1982 multiple fatality fire is one firefighters will never forget and the investigator stands by his conclussions
Neighboring residents said they heard explosion in house during afternoon
Man gives incriminating statements to investigators about blaze at his home
2 firefighters were left in critical condition with burns after incident
Man sent messages including, “I want to kill myself,” “I should (expletive) kill you with me,” “Maybe I should go burn your car”
Michael Morgan, 33, can be seen cycling up to front door of pub, lighting fire to his T-shirt, riding away with top still ablaze
Jonathan Griffith said Thursday that he is making a motion in Butte County Superior Court
Fire officials: Gerard McBurnie Dixon, Jr., 23, is accused of starting fire that led to firefighter’s injury on June 28, 2008
The 24-year-old is suspected of setting more than 50 blazes
Authorities say the charges stem from an October fire
For those of us focused on fire, emergency “operations,” arson investigation is often (literally) afterthought
Novato Deputy Fire Chief Eric Nickel: Fire officials “are throwing everything we got” at responding to fires, investigating case
Harry Burkhart, 24, is being investigated in connection with Oct. 14 house fire that had been ruled arson in Marburg area north of Frankfurt
Shervin Lalezary, a 30-year-old Beverly Hills real estate attorney, ‘believes in the community service aspects of the reserve deputy’
Suspect resembled ‘person of interest’ captured on video, was stopped in van that matched description given by witnesses
Fire trucks were stationed in neighborhoods, switchboards took hotline calls and thousands in rewards were offered
4-hour onslaught started shortly after midnight Saturday, sent firefighters scrambling to douse fires in 21 locations
Prosecution: Defendant didn’t like that his ex-girlfriend was working at shop, having sex with store owner, fled state before arrest
Investigators had believed that man might have been trapped in collapsed structure where Firefighter Jon Davies died last week battling fire
Surveillance cameras recorded hooded man carrying milk jugs apparently filled with gasoline, running away from burning building with right arm on fire
Firefighter Brendan Milewski delivered this powerful statement to Calvin Jones just before he was sentenced to 15 years
After investigation that included placing GPS device on suspect’s vehicle, judge decides evidence is sufficient to proceed to trial