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.
At least eight people were injured after a man attacked a pro-Israeli hostage rally in Boulder, the FBI is investigating as a terrorist act
After a terror bombing in Palm Springs, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Lyle risked collapse to restore power, not knowing one of the embryos belonged to a member of his crew
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
The Hanover fire engine was travelling in the opposite lane to a call to clear mud when it collided with an SUV
Forsyth County firefighters had been initially sent to a smoke investigation in the area when the call was upgraded to a structure fire
Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said investigators are looking at the link between the threatening graffiti and four set fires
Public documents from the investigation of Ottumwa firefighters and a captain show policy violations, leadership failures
Two people were killed in an explosion that leveled a Buena Borough house
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Knox County deputies said Sidney David Whitsell set the fire when he learned there wasn’t a hamburger for him
Seven Cobb County firefighters, including the instructor, discussed answers during testing on apparatus instructor certification
In 1992, James Wallace was charged with possession of over 50 pipe bombs and possession of explosives without a license
A new employee survey accuses St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large of making sexist, racist and homophobic remarks
Firefighters in Chaumont have contained the fire at the Convergent Energy and Power site and will stand a fire watch as the investigation begins
Kansas City First Deputy Fire Chief Jack Andrade has been a focus in recent years of leadership failures presented by the firefighters’ union
Memphis Lieutenant Jeffrey Norman died after becoming trapped while fighting a house fire
Four firefighters are among those injured after a 180-foot construction crane boom plunged 45 stories to the Midtown Manhattan streets below
Deputies said the Ash Fork firefighter’s motives ranged from boredom to thrill-chasing
Pilot Thomas Hayes and co-pilot Jared Bird died from their injuries while fighting the Moose fire in Idaho
‘A firebomb that was waiting to go off': Warehouse owner charged in fatal N.J. transfer station fire
Prosecutors charged a warehouse operator for his role in an Elizabeth fire that killed a Waste Management worker
Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton was one of two firefighters shot while inside their firehouse on July 12
Memphis authorities are searching for the person who had set a fire that eventually trapped 4 firefighters
Edmond Johnson pleaded no contest to charges from the 2017 fire that killed FF Scott Deem
Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church said there were five points of origin and multiple scenarios for the cause
Birmingham police believe the gunman who shot two firefighters may have had a conflict with one of them
Elderly Sheridan man killed an apartment manager, wounded a worker before setting fire to his unit
Birmingham FFs Jones and Meltion are in serious and critical condition after being shot inside their firehouse
Salvage operations will begin now that the fire on the Grande Costa d’Avorio that killed 2 Newark FFs is out
“It’s stupid but not criminal": Prosecutor said there was no evidence workers disregarded the danger of using a blowtorch
Firefighter Brice Trossbach was trapped when the first floor of the house collapsed
Lexington firefighters made two separate rescues during a set fire
Officials estimate the damage from the Clark County fire that started Tuesday at $200M
Firefighters voice their outrage after rabbis that started the fatal Spring Valley fire are given probation
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