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.
Arson in Flint rose 41% in 2023 compared to 2022 and is on pace to be higher in 2024
Shelton firefighters discovered a large number of “firework displays” in the garage and basement during the earlier house fire
LAFD PIO Erik Scott said doctors were able to reattach the “nearly completely severed” ear following the blast at a brush 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
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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
Monica Berlin, who was arrested for setting two bales of hay on fire, said her actions were “about the zombie apocalypse”
The volunteer firefighters, including a former police officer and an employee at a state prison, were charged with setting 13 fires over a two-year period
The firefighter was inspecting a bedroom inside a burning home when the man jumped out and swung a knife at him
Researchers are investigating whether Seattle Fire Department Station 31 firefighters were diagnosed with cancer at higher rates than other firefighters
City Council members are frustrated about how a feud over emergency access to streets with bike lanes has helped stall several development projects
Prosecutors said suspect Thomas Kim had been feuding with a female neighbor and set off an explosive device in his apartment “with the intent to kill her”
A Camden County Fire Department ambulance and a truck used for extinguishing brush fires were badly burned, emergency management coordinator Christy Saunders said
Lt. Art Dean and Provisional Lt. Deann Eller are under investigation after being accused of creating a pornographic video and posting it online
San Miguel Fire and Rescue firefighters returned to the fire truck after having breakfast and found the damage, which they said would cost around $10,000 to repair
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
Officials said the man threatened to assault a firefighter who was trying to extinguish a blaze that the man started at his trailer home
Instead of formally logging the hours, employees struck agreements with their supervisors, privately keeping track of “pocket time” in the fire department
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