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.
Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was trapped in a collapse while fighting a fire in an abandoned building
French officials said the high-speed railway vandalism has paralyzed travel to Paris
The Park Fire has burned over 195 square miles and caused evacuations in Butte and Tehama counties
A family member of Bradley Ginn Sr. says she has suffered physical and mental pain caused by the “intentional and negligent care of a body”
Federal officials could have continued their oversight of the Austin Fire Department’s hiring process, but they did not find “good cause” to do so
Police said Osvaldo Madrigal is responsible for setting two fires within 50 minutes of one another
In sentencing Steve Pritchard to 30 years in prison, Judge Greg Stivers said he committed a “dastardly and depraved act” by setting a fire that killed Charles Sparks
Police said Jason Hawkins set his own home on fire and waited outside with a gun in an effort to confront a firefighter who was dating his ex-wife
Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
Police are looking for a person who was seen on camera damaging a Riverhead volunteer firefighter’s personal vehicle with a bat while it was parked at the station
“If the patient is deceased at the scene, it becomes a law enforcement issue,” Whatcom County Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin said
Martin Pang set fire to a frozen-food warehouse owned by his parents on Jan. 5, 1995, in an effort to collect insurance money
Witnesses told investigators that “tube checks” on deceased patients were “a widespread prior practice of paramedics” of the Bellingham Fire Department
Officials said several department members practiced multiple intubations on a body that was awaiting transport to a funeral home
Police said John Houdeshell, 71, is in the ICU after being hit by a car while on his way to his hotel after working on the Terwilliger fire
Because of the near ground-level release, the retardant struck with such force it uprooted an 87-foot tree that fell on Matthew Burchett
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood offered his interpretation of a federal report to be released this week that examines the death of firefighter Scott Deem
Willie, a yellow Labrador, went missing Monday night and the department is asking for the public’s help in finding him
Ruben Ochoa Cruz set a fire at a RoomPlace warehouse that caused $122 million in damage after getting in an argument with his boss about overtime
When the primary firefighting agency called for help, that call did not go to the next nearest fire station, where full-time crews respond around the clock
Police said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Wayne Habell’s body was found in a Santa Barbara canyon
Garivaldi Castillo, 33, and Julio Salcedo, 36, were charged in the death of 44-year-old Battalion Chief Michael Fahy, a 17-year FDNY veteran
“Based on every piece of evidence we’ve seen so far, we believe Mr. Weymouth fell asleep at the wheel and slowly drifted across the centerline into an oncoming vehicle”
Police and FDNY fire marshals arrested Jamal Deese, 24, and investigators now say he’s linked to 16 blazes between Union Square and Times Square
Racist comments about incoming Fairfax County Fire Department Chief John Butler were posted to the anonymous website “Fairfax Underground”
Incident preplanning, water supply knowledge and mutual aid agreements were key to success in abandoned factory fire at the top of a mountain in Cumberland, Md.
About 100 firefighters responded to a fire at Artmor Plastics facility in the past month, which caused $150,000 in damage
Investigate incidents that damage fire equipment or apparatus before disciplining those involved
The Los Angeles Fire Department is fighting with safety regulators over their investigation into Kelly Wong’s death, their first training fatality since 1985
Officials said disciplinary action will range from written reprimands to two firefighters being suspended for 48 hours without pay
Thu Hong Nguyen lit a fire in a storeroom of her nail salon that destroyed a three-story building, killing firefighters John Mesh and Larry Leggio
Learn how to identify the signs of firefighter arson within your own ranks and the actions fire chiefs can take to mitigate the problem
Thu Hong Nguyen said to a fellow detainee in the Jackson County jail that she set a fire that killed people using flammable liquids in her salon
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