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.
15 people died in the Elliott Chambers rooming house fire in Beverly in 1984
Firefighters searched twice for the missing man during the fire after being told he was inside
Nassau County police stated the 11-year-old child was told to light the fireworks which later set a shed and two houses on fire
The fire crews were battling a 3,300-acre fire when they found the illegal indoor grow operation inside of a home
Nashville firefighter Jesse Reed has now been missing for 10 days after his Jeep was found submerged in a river
Ricky Plummer has still not said why he started the fire, which burned 42 acres and required 100 firefighters to spend five hours dousing the flames in 2016
Three volunteer firefighters were arrested for allegedly starting five house fires and then also responding to the calls and putting out the flames
The investigation found that a number of women still have complaints despite a few improvements toward equality for women in the workplace
Zachary Deputy Fire Chief Christopher Lawton was run over by a U-Haul truck in a Walmart parking lot while working undercover
The Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office searched two residences in an attempt to figure out what happened to missing firefighter Jesse Reed
Isaiah Hellandbrand admitted to police that he set three fires in four days so that he could rescue people and look like a hero
Gregory Bomba and William Tortora have been charged with setting a truck ablaze outside a firehouse last month
Muslim firefighter Raheem Hassan claims he was tormented by fellow firefighters since 2015
James Trevino joined the Toledo Police Academy to become a fire investigator in an effort to help his former colleagues
Alecia Malpiede said she used a lighter to set the house on fire, and then also tried to set fire to the ambulance she was riding in
Marion Willis, who was sentenced to 41 years for starting a fire that killed firefighter Walt Harris, will be sentenced for a third time
Officials said colleagues looked the other way while the firefighter repeatedly had sex with his girlfriend at the time, who filed a complaint
The 12 deaths have been ruled homicides but no one has been charged; a criminal investigation is ongoing
In the span of six years, three children whose fathers work for the Honolulu Fire Department have been diagnosed with bone cancer
The homeless couple said the man threatened them with a gun before returning with a gasoline container
Police named Zarius Brown as a suspect for the November theft after he allegedly began selling parts of the truck online
Las Vegas firefighters said a woman set the firefighter’s classic 1972 Bronco truck ablaze for unknown reasons
Lisa Kohler said Tonya Johnson’s action of stepping into rush hour traffic was more dangerous than Russian roulette
Clinton Walker says he was unfairly targeted by an investigation that he says was one-sided
Firefighter Clint Walker is accused of refusing to hand over evidence to a police officer and using his uniform to gain unauthorized hospital access
Sheriff Randy Smith said Nanette Krentel’s death remains the parish’s only unsolved homicide of 2017
Oscar Picazo pleaded guilty on Dec. 11 to a count of grand theft by embezzlement with amount enhancements for theft over $65,000 and theft over $100,000
Kenneth Atkinson died in a fire at an abandoned home four days after being charged with attempting to start another fire
James Maw admitted to sparking 20 wildfires in 2013, and was arrested for lighting a fire on a ranch he worked on while on probation
Tom Williamson said he had arrived for his regularly scheduled shift when a superior handed him paperwork saying he was under investigation
Crew members said they were only focused on transporting the patient who was the subject of the current 911 call
Allegations against the fire station members include creating a text group and sharing photos of their privates near the faces of unsuspecting sleeping colleagues
Firefighters noticed a foul smell coming from air canisters during a breathing test, which prompted a shut down of all three of the department’s air compressors
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