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.
Auditors also found that the board reimbursed fire departments for training courses without getting documentation on who provided the trainings and their qualifications
The man, who was dressed in FDNY turnout gear and attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose, also interfered with Morganton crews’ firefighting efforts
Findings revealed issues stemming from a management culture that “exemplified ad hoc decisions, favoritism, no quality assurance [and] no annual operations or training plan”
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
Brian Woehlke, 29, was killed on May 8, 2013 while battling a strip mall fire
Officials say Lyndon Beharry shot his partner and their sons ages 4 and 7 before setting the house on fire and shooting himself
Several firefighters suffered injuries in a recent fire, resulting in burns, smoke inhalation, cuts, bumps and bruises
The former inmate firefighter set the 2014 King Fire to look like a hero; the fire burned nearly 100,000 acres
Julia Beth Ann Harper, 53, admitted her actions caused great bodily injury to Capt. Pete Dern, who spent six months in a burn unit
The extent of the firefighter’s injuries is unknown; the fire is considered suspicious and arson investigators were called to the scene
Nicholas Joyce was charged with second-degree aggravated arson after setting fire to a shed and later returning to help extinguish the blaze
The woman covered herself in gasoline and then flicked a lighter; she was hospitalized with third degree burns
Daniel Dougherty has always maintained he did not start the fire that killed his two young sons in 1985; In 2000 he was sentenced to death
At least five fires were set in the span of about four hours; firefighters suspect they were all intentionally set and are looking into the possibility that they were all set by the same person
Four children and two adults died and one adult was critically burned in the revenge attack
Lawmakers are weighing new arson laws that would distinguish the types of structures burned