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.
A woman crashed her vehicle into a propane tank in the South Hill plant, causing an explosion and fire
The New Jersey Forest Service says the wildfire in the Wharton State Forest is 65% contained
Five members of a Senegalese family were killed when their home was set ablaze
Jonathan Monroe is charged with 25 sex-related charges including rape, gross sexual imposition and sexual battery
In the video, you can see rapper Blue Scrilla using a Wichita Fire Department truck hose and throwing dollar bills while sitting inside the truck
Police said Daniel Greene “was positively identified through the video surveillance” and was “the only individual that is observed going into” Jon Hickey’s home
Officials said there was an attempted sexual assault of a 17-year-old male member during summer on company property
Lamont Wright allegedly told police he piled clothing in his bathtub and set fire to it, forcing over 100 residents to evacuate
The probe comes after eight black trainees alleged “retaliatory, demeaning, punishing and racist/sexist behavior”
A firefighter was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries, but no other injuries were reported
Lester Parker and Billy Tucker were sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of setting Parker’s home on fire for insurance money
Prosecutors said Lester Parker solicited his nephew to set the fire to collect insurance money
Police said Kenneth Gray started a fire to distract employees while he walked out of the store with a cart full of stolen Halloween decorations
An ex-boyfriend of Lester Parker’s daughter said Parker set fire to the home in 2015 to collect insurance money
Lester Parker’s daughter, Cheryl Sullivan, testified that she noticed things missing from the house that had been there on Christmas Eve
Patrick Wolterman’s death was the first of a Hamilton firefighter in the line of duty since 1971
Prosecutors say Lester Parker solicited his nephew to set the fire that resulted in the death of firefighter Patrick Wolterman
The iconic tree near the Old Well was damaged Thursday after it was set on fire by a former student. But the Davie Poplar will survive
The change is expected to start next year and could close a sad chapter in Detroit’s history that saw hundreds of structures torched around Halloween
Erik Dupree, 16, Devon Major, 12, and Ezekiel Major, 7, died in the fire that their mom’s ex-boyfriend, Preston Bonnett, is accused of starting
Officials said evidence points to arson as the cause for at least some of the fires
State police said 8-year-old Ezekiel Major died Saturday at a local hospital, where he was taken after the fire
Fire Chief Steve Krentel’s wife Nanette was found shot to death and badly burned in July
Ricky Plummer, 61, will be sentenced to two years in prison for starting the fire when he was chief
The girl doused her brother’s back with hair spritz and then used a lighter to ignite the fire
James Logan Gregg told police about burning pastures and then later responding to them
The 15-year-old boy allegedly used fireworks to start a wildfire in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge
Lt. Jeff Leininger of the Springfield Township Fire Department was last seen Wednesday
If the boys stay out of trouble, then a felony arson charge will be dismissed in the new year
Javier McMillan, 19, will face five to 23 months in prison for intentionally starting the blaze inside the firehouse
William Verbeck set fire to his truck in a scheme to cover up raffle ticket funds he stole
Emond Javor Johnson was arrested after investigators found evidence he started a fire at Spartan Box Gym, killing firefighter Scott Deem
“I lit that b---- on fire … I found out she was cheating on me, and I lit her on fire,” Kayla Mettler said when interviewed by police
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