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.
Photographs provided by the Portland Police Bureau show police cars in flames, including one next to a large propane tank
Atlanta officials have seen arson, property damage and increased insurance rates due to protests at the proposed site
At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to the Associated Press
He’s charged with 10 counts of arson for setting a series of fires within 90 minutes in March
Firefighters were nearly hit by running horses escaping the fire; investigators consider the fire suspicious
Korri-Don Jones, 29, is one of six firefighters arrested in early 2015 on suspicion of starting fires and then responding to put them out, in what investigators at the time called a “fire cult.”
New York Police Department officers Dennis Guerra and Rosa Rodriguez were trapped in the April 6, 2014, fire and were overcome by smoke
Authorities believe a dispute between homeless people living in an abandoned office building led one of them to set a fire that killed five others
Both fires were set by someone throwing a Molotov cocktail at the buildings; both fires were contained to the exteriors
He said he lit his apartment on fire so he could go to jail and not have to hear his neighbors; he may have brain damage from a stroke he suffered seven years ago
The May 20 blaze was caused by some kind of problem in a nearby bait shack that had been closed for a decade but still had electricity
Investigators have determined that at numerous fires, including one in a vacant building Monday, were intentionally set
Firefighters near Vancouver have battled three suspicious fires in church buildings in the past week
She and her children were treated for smoke inhalation after they got trapped upstairs during a Feb. 12 fire
The 71-page report says the firefighters were in an alley to protect a fire engine when a wall collapsed, killing the two
Bob Dombrowski: “You pull up and they lit a house on fire and there’s some people across the street with 40-ouncers and we’re putting on a show, putting out the fires.”
Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the house and did an aggressive interior attack to locate the boy
A discarded cigarette started a fire that burned 42 acres and forced the evacuation of an apartment complex
The 2013 fire killed her ex-boyfriend, three of her children and severely burned her daughter
Authorities believe the fire was intentionally set, causing thousands to leave their homes
The fire triggered a massive explosion that killed 15 people, injured hundreds and left part of the small town in ruins
Hunter Powell found a garden hose and kept the fire from spreading; police suspect a burglar set the fire
The blaze burned 42 acres and required the efforts of more than 100 firefighters to douse
The chief was accused of setting a blaze that over 100 firefighters had to battle
State Farm offers a K-9 through a grant program that allows fire departments to prevent and detect fire sources
The fire chief noticed a suspicious rise in fire calls in the area, so he contacted investigators
A long-running grant program is one option for adding a K-9 arson tool to fire or police agencies
More than 100 firefighters are convicted of arson every year, but a lack of documentation makes it hard to track
Fire Chief Randy Schroeder said his department is shocked by the arrest
The shed fires were said to be an intentional act, causing $15,000 in damages
The firefighters were taken to a hospital and were reported in stable condition; officials are investigating the fire as a possible arson
David Plante, 31, was charged with arson in connection with a brush fire that burned 190 acres
