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.
Stores were broken into and objects were thrown at police officers as crowds took to the streets
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
Woodbury Mayor Peg Sickel said the city is investigating the volunteers’ credentials
The Fairfield firefighters were able to catch up with the suspect and detain him until deputies arrived
Officials say the crash occurred right outside an Orange County fire station
Delano police said the suspect, Dustin James Drennen, 32, has an active arrest warrant for multiple counts of attempted murder
There are several opportunities to engage the skills of non-firefighting personnel or members who are past their front-line days
The ex-firefighters are accused of working with two other suspects to start the fires so they could then respond to them
State troopers said the apparatus was backing up when it hit William and Karolyn Reed, both 72
Two of the firefighter suffered severe burns in the February mobile home blaze
An attorney for Jamon West’s family alleges firefighters threw West to the ground and put their weight on top of him while he was having a seizure
South Dakota investigators believe the blaze started as a permitted burn that was not completely put out
Investigators also questioned the manufacturer of the SCBA Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse was wearing when he became unresponsive
Authorities are investigating what Rocky Point Fire District officials say was the malicious vandalism of their only ambulance
Firefighters said none of the adults outside mentioned the baby, and instead asked them to save the dogs inside
Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse, 21, was inside a 20-foot-long plywood tunnel and wearing an SCBA when he became unresponsive
The man’s previous convictions for the deaths of three Pittsburgh firefighters were overturned 20 years into his prison sentences
Officials said the incident was the result of “human error” and an issue with the vaccine eligibility process
The girls reportedly said they were “bored” and posted a video of themselves starting the fire on Snapchat
Police said the man set two fires in November and another two this week
Quentin Lee Belton, 31, faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted on all charges
The order comes after the state fire commission said it would no longer recognize the Stinking Creek Fire Department as a fire department
Hennepin County EMS paramedics and a Minneapolis fire captain described their efforts to resuscitate Floyd
Police say the man tried to pull the hose away from the firefighters
Akron Fire Chief Clarence Tucker said the firefighter was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation
The video filmed by the activist appears to show the firefighter aim the hose at him before saying “it’s a crime scene, dude”
Police allege Teresa Ortiz, 45, was caught on surveillance footage and the scene of the fire
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Officials said firefighters were hampered by low water pressure at the scene
Elmer Nash Jr., 47, was 12 years old when he allegedly set the fire that killed Everett Firefighter Gary Parks
Officials said the firefighter was knocked into the air by a supply line that suddenly jerked
Ontario firefighters managed flareups and rescued a horse in the aftermath of the blast
