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.
The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident
Sacramento firefighters faced heavy fire at the rear of the room-and-board home
A fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
A procession was held for Kelly Wong, 29, who fell from an aerial ladder
Concert promoter Derrick Ion Almena and warehouse resident Max Harris were arrested; they will each be charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter
Five school employees were inside but were able to escape without injury
Lisa Schulken was arrested and faces charges including attempted murder and arson
Crews responded to the residence and contained the fire to the building’s exterior
Love was in the area to testify in a court case against Anthony Eubanks, who allegedly lived in an apartment in the house where Love was found dead
Local police have asked Arkansas State Police to take over the investigation
Investigators would not discuss a possible motive, because they are still investigating the May 15 fire
Matthew Jurado said he set fire to Kenneth Walker’s home, because he was angry over having been ousted from one of the city’s volunteer fire companies
The man set fire to the home two days after his ex-wife was awarded ownership of it in a custody hearing
Willie Mae McQuilla was charged with one count of arson and three counts of attempted murder
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter rescued by two other firefighters
Officials said Afshin Bahrampour was identified on synagogue surveillance video just before both fires
Ray Abou-Arab will have to register annually as an arson offender as part of sentencing
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski
Luke Harman gave his account of the rescue effort in the trial of Ray Abou-Arab; the blaze killed firefighters James Dickman and Stephen Machcinski
Brandi Pritchard admitted to setting fire to the house she rented in order to collect insurance payments
Jeremy Lyons broke in through the back door and used an accelerant to set the house ablaze
When firefighters arrived, they found neighbors restraining a man on the home’s front lawn
Fire officials said toasters, towels and various other materials were used to ignite the fires
A man was holding an infant on the third floor of an apartment building when crews arrived on scene
The teen could have received 18 months in a juvenile detention facility
The 14-year-old has been in and out of the hospital with mental health issues and has tried to harm himself
Ray Abou-Arab is on trial for the deaths of 31-year-old James Dickman and 42-year-old Stephen Machcinski
The two men have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson
Crews battled a pair of fires overnight, both deemed to be arson
Volunteer firefighter Perry Calvin was one of 15 killed in the 2013 explosion
Basil Eleby is already charged with first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
Investigators believe the man started the fire with some cardboard left outside the church
Basil Eleby has been arrested 19 times since 1995; he’s facing charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
