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.
Seattle fire officials are investigating a fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks, amid growing protests against Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration
A man set Tesla chargers on fire at a North Charleston mall, spray-painted political messages and accidentally ignited his own clothes before fleeing
A four-alarm fire on North Fulton Avenue, fueled by strong winds, spread from a vacant building, damaging 15 structures
The man faces seven charges, including reckless vehicular homicide and failure to stop for an emergency vehicle
“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education,” the firefighter told Telemundo
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
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Firefighters attempted to rescue the residents but were driven back by intense heat, smoke, and flames, Watertown Fire Department Chief Travis Teesch said
The Lehigh County coroner said the manner of death for Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris is pending investigation
Fire crews from multiple counties fought the Marengo fire, and ambulance crews transported five people to a medical center
Former Coweta firefighter Hunter Forsyth’s alleged affiliation with a white supremacist group was unearthed
“Numerous maydays were given,” a trooper said, before Firefighter Marvin Gruber and First Assistant Chief Zachary Paris of the Community Fire Company were transported
The charter boat captain is asking a federal judge to clear him of all liability as investigations continue
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
Officials said they had no reason to think anyone was inside. Crews performed interior operations but evacuated after seeing signs of structural instability.
Rowan County EMS treated the three wounded first responders on site
Palestine FD members provided aid immediately, and the firefighter was transported to a medical center in stable condition, the police chief said
The report, compiled by the fire department’s internal Board of Inquiry, addresses the Jan. 24 rowhouse fire in which three city firefighters were killed
All public safety agencies will be located in one location for better communication; HPD’s police chief will have the authority to reject security plans
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murphy said multiple patients were transported, and fire crews were evaluating the structural stability of the building
A man banged on the Santa Rosa station’s door and told firefighters he thought he had a bomb
One of the new offenses took place while Clifford Heiser was still employed by the Wausau Fire Department
On arrival, Mason City crewmembers saw flames on the home’s first and second floors
They are two of the 22 sailors who received administrative action from the Navy after the blaze
A cause has not been determined, but crimes and space rocks have been ruled out, said Clayton Thomas, a captain with the Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to the aircraft fire and said no one on the ground was injured
Mohammed Islam admitted to intentionally setting the fire that led to William “Billy” Steinberg’s fatal heart attack
“This is not something we normally go to. We have about a third of our department on sites,” said Jackson Assistant Chief Patrick Armon
Marco Rico was being held for sentencing after pleading guilty in the murder of Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo
Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
Hampton Fire and Rescue may face citations if the inquiry determines it violated occupational safety and health regulations
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