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.
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
An investigation into the Flanders Fire Department has led to directives for the volunteer fire chief to seek counseling
A visiting firefighter from Belgium was killed when the fireboat struck another vessel
The volunteer firefighter admitted to setting a fire that burned 190 acres
The department released a new social media policy stating that it could discipline or terminate any employee who shows bias
The Mexican national was sentenced to 13 months in prison and must also pay restitution for the fire that burned nearly 30,000 acres
Beatriz Fana-Ruiza, 27, was arrested on charges of first-degree arson and seven counts of first-degree reckless endangering
The senators requested that the Department of Justice investigate whether or not Mylan underpaid Medicaid rebates of EpiPens
A formal complaint was filed against the department regarding an incident that took place eight months ago
Police seized 25 fire hoses and dozens of brass fittings from the firefighter’s garage
Court documents show Collin Miller admitted to starting several fires in vacant homes
Chief Joanne Hayes-White’s reassigned the entire command staff, blaming deficiencies in leadership for creating a hostile work environment based on gender
The car wash owner said firefighters asked the women to get off the rig at the charity event, but one firefighter appears to tuck money into a woman’s bikini
Oren Hale was pulled over in his official fire vehicle with a mixed drink in clear sight and pornography displayed on his on-board computer screen
Several people jumped from windows and others were rescued by firefighters using ladders
Julio Gonzalez, 61, was taken to the hospital after suffering what appeared to be a heart attack
After speaking with female firefighters, the deputy chief reported a litany of offenses
The 2013 fire killed her ex-boyfriend, three of her children and severely burned her daughter
Ed Nordskog has studied thousands of incidents, including the California wildfires started by arsonists
A preliminary review showed the company “may have inserted potentially anticompetitive terms” into sales contracts with many school systems
The men started a campfire which grew to a 500 acre wildfire
Missing and presumed stolen or misappropriated is information thought to have been contained in the personnel file of an injured firefighter
Kenneth Walker and his family received over $150,000 in donations after their home was burned down by a former coworker
Damin Pashilk faces 24 years to life in prison if convicted
Damin Anthony Pashilk was serving time in Calif. for drug possession and firearm offenses
The blaze destroyed 175 buildings and left dozens of families homeless
Six businesses and several cars were torched; one shooting victim was extricated in an armored vehicle
The chief was arrested in May on a felony arson charge after reportedly setting a fire with a cigarette
To all the firefighters across the country who stood up to the racial hatred in North Tonawanda, I’m proud to have you as brothers and sisters
The fire displaced 100 people and injured three firefighters
The man threw a cocktail at a woman’s home while she slept in her bedroom
Firefighters from across the nation pitched in to send the firefighter and his family to LA for a week
The teen was accused of setting a series of fires spanning over several months