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 fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
Captain Jerry Boylan of The Conception will also receive supervised release after the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history
Governor Ned Lamont said the heat from the fire in Norwalk compromised some of the I-95 bridge
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
The suspect is seen sprinting across the parking lot after his shorts caught on fire
A GoFundMe page created Wednesday garnered over $45K after being live for 24 hours
Officials said the former volunteer firefighter admitted to setting the home ablaze
The man’s family was unharmed, but the FBI has now gotten involved
In addition to the arson charges, the 19-year-old is charged with endangering his fellow firefighters
Three men have now been implicated in setting a series of fires that span four years
Firefighters found that intentional fires were set, which burned out before they arrived
Cody L. Weidner opted to plead guilty to three counts of arson and one county of reckless endangerment
The fire displaced five adults and three children, including the teenager who went to the hospital
Authorities say the men left a poorly extinguished campfire that sparked the fire Saturday, forcing evacuations of nearly 2,000 people
No one was hurt, but prosecutors said one of the firebombs landed where a woman and her baby had just been sleeping
San Diego police arrested Anthony Alexander Padgett, 36, on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the attacks on mostly sleeping men, some of whom were set on fire
The blazes caused more than $35,000 in damage to standing timber, watershed and recreational property
In addition to equipment loss and response problems, the departments’ plan to roll out an ambulance service is delayed
Ray Abou-Arab is accused of using an accelerant to burn an apartment building he owned where two Toledo firefighters died
Firefighters were exhausted going from fire to fire, many were right after one another; seven firefighters suffered minor injuries
Firefighters responded to the station for a vehicle-crash call to find the door kicked in, their truck and gear destroyed and their engine badly damaged
The fires coincided with the city’s fireworks night that officials say is a busy night for firefighters; this year there were 30 fire in 24 hours