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.
Officials found no preliminary evidence of a “terrorist” attack related to an SUV that crashed through a fence and hit a valve at the Deer Park station
Public safety departments and agencies did not develop plans such as having extra staff on duty, staging apparatus or supplies in high-risk areas, or possible evacuations.
The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshals, along with Norristown fire and police departments, investigated the fire that destroyed the nearly 100-year-old outdoor venue
Authorities say the man was uncooperative when firefighters went to his property to investigate an unlawful fire
The now five trained K-9s cover the entire state of Florida, traveling to where they’re needed
The break-in was discovered on Monday, but the station is not staffed every day and does not have surveillance cameras, so the exact date of the burglary is unknown
Firefighter Stephen Sunday, 28, began working for the Scranton Fire Department in January and was known around the firehouse as having an “all-in attitude”
A preliminary investigation found that the firefighter may have falsified supply logs for at least 18 months
Chesterfield Fire Company Public Information Officer Steven Frischling reportedly wrote a comment indicating he had taken a Tyvek suit from the first station for personal use
The Omaha fire and police departments will conduct “a lengthy investigation” into the cause of the Tuesday morning blast, officials said
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
There is a $34,000 reward for information leading to the capture of suspects in the killing of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams
Helmet camera video shows a Bladensburg (Prince George’s County) volunteer firefighter cursing at a D.C. firefighter after an engine was parked on a hose line
More than 400 sailors and federal firefighters battled the blaze on the Navy assault ship for nearly five days
The accused firefighter is the former vice president of Hoboken Fire Fighters Local 1078 and denies the allegations
According to an investigative report, a police officer witnessed the firefighter performing the sex act on a man inside the station’s training room
State Auditor Brian Colón turned over his findings to the New Mexico State Police and called the situation “a complete breakdown in the system”
Tampa Fire Rescue will conduct an internal investigation into “allegations of misconduct and a lack of supervisory oversight associated with the misconduct”
Officials said the firefighter attempting to secure his personal firearm in his locker at the station when he accidentally shot himself in the leg
Wesley Healthcare CEO Bill Voloch said the attending nurse, whose name was not reported, saved lives with his quick actions
Police are investigating after a man reportedly pulled a gun after driving up next to a Milwaukee fire engine
Francisco Aguilar, 48, was reported missing Aug. 21 after his family said he missed his usual check-in on a trip south of the border
Holden Matthews’ sentencing includes three counts of intentional damage to religious property and one count of using fire to commit a felony for burning three historically Black Baptist churches
Saginaw firefighters, police and a volunteer “Arson Watch” team patrol the city each year on Oct. 30, which has historically been a day of increased arsons in the city
Firefighter Charles Edward Morton, head of the Big Bear Hotshots crew, was killed after being overcome by flames from the El Dorado Fire, according to a report recently made public
Investigative reports outline the circumstances leading up to the death of Cresson Firefighter Diana Jones, and the injury of an unidentified inmate firefighter who was struck by a falling tree in a separate incident
The FBI has launched an arson investigation and released images of a suspect from surveillance footage
The late Clayton Fire Marshal Roy Weckherlin’s badge was lost in a restaurant in Florida years ago, and the Florida man who found it spent four years working to return it to its rightful place
The Humvee was later recovered from a ditch with its doors torn off
Houston Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, had served with the fire department for 17 years; the arson suspect was also killed in the shootout
The memorial in Ridley Township honors first responders who have died in the line of duty
A recent storm knocked out power to surveillance systems that could have helped identify the thief
Detroit Firefighter Mark Taylor spent three weeks in the burn unit after being caught in a roof collapse at an abandoned house last year
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