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 the suspect who set ballot box incendiary devices in Portland and Vancouver was highly skilled in metalwork and welding
The Clark County Auditor said that workers should be able to pull information from the ballots and contact voters about new ballots
The FBI is joining local authorities investigating fires in ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver
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
A grand jury holds the man accountable for the death of Forestburgh Fire Company #1 Assistant Chief William Steinberg
Prairie Du Pont Fire Protection District Chief Jerame Simmons was pardoned after committing arson at 18
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The family of Tiffany Slatsky, who was married to a former firefighter and overdosed in 2020, alleges Station 51 was known as a party station
Austin Smith, 30, has been identified as the St. Paul Fire District member killed in the fire
The Advance Fire Department is investigating the alleged inappropriate actions, which include unwanted touching, wine-making and loud behavior
While the recently-released report sheds new light on the incident, DOJ officials said it did not exonerate the five people sentenced to prison
Investigators have not determined the origin of the blaze that killed Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and Paramedic/Firefighter Kenny Lacayo
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The fires occurred in two clusters, Tacoma officials said, at several homes, an apartment building and detached garages
A New Bedford investigation revealed that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. collected more than $200,000 after “putting on an act” related to on-duty injuries
In the era of essential worker recognition, many firefighters may wonder, “Why aren’t we being treated better? And why isn’t anyone listening to us?”
The Prairie Du Pont FPD board voted to turn in its former fire chief and assistant chief to the sheriff’s department for not returning their helmets
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