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
Patrick Gladics, a Bureau of Land Management firefighter and helicopter manager, was reported missing on Saturday
Baltimore County Fire Department crews extinguished the fire that officials say may have contained hazardous materials
After Firefighter Matthew Dizney’s suspected overdose, commanders transferred staffers among New Britain’s eight firehouses to break up cliques
Police said the Seminole County firefighter shot and killed a 24-year-old woman before taking his own life
Approximately 550 firefighters have been battling the blaze, fueled by winds and dry conditions resulting from California’s intense drought
Bryan Bokan of Bethlehem turned himself in shortly after police found the car that caused the crash near the local firefighter’s union office
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
The common denominator among most of the people investigated is the Wichita PD’s SWAT team, which includes paramedics with the fire department
John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
Chicago Fire spokesman Larry Langford describes first responders’ efforts at a fatal apartment fire
The true-crime podcast “Arson,” developed by the IAAI and made in cooperation with the ATF, brings new details to light in the conviction of Thomas Sweatt
The Trenton firefighter is in stable condition, and police are investigating the incident
Investigators cited multiple errors made on the scene of the Dec. 4 fire that contributed to Sterling Lt. Garrett Ramos’ death from asphyxiation
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident
Gregory Brown will enter an Alford plea, which allows him to maintain his innocence, and a judge plans to sentence Brown afterward
Lawyers for the family of Jonathan Flagler blame on-scene commanders
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
A joint statement from Sterling and Rock Falls says the report contains errors plus suggestions for improvement that the Sterling Fire Department has begun
Report: Command didn’t know the home had a basement, the fire was mistakenly said to be controlled, and flaws in responding to Lt. Garrett Ramos’ mayday call
Several firefighters were injured in the blaze that burned 124,924 acres and took months to contain
Springboro Fire Chief Keith Shauberger said the two-story home was “pretty much fully involved” by the time firefighters arrived
After the 3-alarm house fire, the firefighters were released from the hospital and one was cleared to return to duty
Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays faces 2 counts of arson and denies starting the massive fire
Kansas City firefighters were called to help police investigate a worker’s fall through a skylight when a firefighter fell through a different skylight
A state investigation revealed troubling details about the events surrounding the death of Firefighter Peyton Morse
The firefighter was in critical condition at Erie County Medical Center after a mysterious incident at the Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub on Saturday
Rebecca Booker has served as a certified Fire and Life Safety Educator, arson investigator and firefighter, and she developed the Home Safety Survey
Investigators are still trying to determine other factors in the Oakland Hills Country Club blaze, according to Bloomfield Township Fire Chief John LeRoy
Fred Mathis was found to be likely intoxicated while at FD HQ but, at some point, was marked out sick; accusations of special treatment emerge
Michael V. Crismali, East Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. 2’s Firefighter of the Year for 2015, allegedly took the money between 2017 and 2019
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