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.
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year’s Day
Agents seized over 150 pipebombs and other homemade devices inside a Isle of Wight County home
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
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
Clayton Fire Company Chief John Pridemore hit his head after falling from a scissor lift while cleaning windows
A risk management firm depicts a breakdown in planning and communications that left city employees confused about who was in charge
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said that a maintenance worker cut a gas line instead of a waste pipe
“My father, Christopher Roy, was the best father I could have asked for,” his daughter wrote in her victim impact statement
Three Oakland firefighters were injured, transported to a hospital and released later that day
The 21-year-old had a medical emergency at the New York State Academy of Fire Science; his parents expressed gratitude for support but say they still want justice
A window also was smashed at Plainville Fire District Station 2; an investigation is under way
Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays maintains his innocence in the four-day Bonhomme Richard fire
KCFD Pumper 19 was responding to a call with its lights and siren on when it collided with a Honda CRV and crashed into a building, killing 3 people
Jake Johnson was stationed at Brevard Fire Rescue Station 63 and had been on light duty since the image went viral
Family members told police that Firefighter Christopher Lalor and the man were longtime friends
Nathan Register’s Pasco County Fire Rescue crew did not transport a woman allegedly suffering stroke symptoms, who later died
Christopher Lalor, a 21-year veteran of the Racine Fire Department, was found dead in his home
Investigators finished the on-scene work last week and the structures that burned in the fire that killed three were demolished
Their relatives have different ideas about what actually happened, but they hope further review by law enforcement will lead to answers
