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 blast was “severe, absolutely extreme,” and “you could feel it in your chest,” Crescent Township Fire Department Chief Andrew Tomer said
Henry County firefighters had just extinguished flames from two boats when one of the members spotted the suspect
San Jose firefighters returning to the station noticed that the front door was kicked in; when they entered, they found a man inside, and the station appeared to have been rummaged through
Using this new technology, fire investigators were able to quickly and efficiently map the scene of the fire
Zane Wallace Peterson was arrested Dec. 17, 2013 and charged with more than 70 felony counts, including murder and arson; he remains in jail in lieu of $3.025 million bail
He told police he was “tired of the city not addressing the abandoned homes in the area;" he’s accused of setting 10 fires
Roger Lippincott, 79, retired from firefighting 20 years ago but was still an honorary member at the department
He intended to burn his mother’s abusive ex-boyfriend’s storage unit, but the fire spread to 40 units
Jairius Hardaway, a 10-year veteran, was accused of setting a car on fire for insurance purposes
The contractor basically identified himself from surveillance video; the three-alarm fire caused $2 million damage to the high-rise apartment building
Justin Clum, 26, faces 25 charges, including multiple counts of attempted first- and second-degree murder, arson and assault; he is being held on $1 million bond
The 21-year-old is believed responsible for 11 fires; police say he admitted setting the fires after his arrest
Fire investigators say they dismissed the earlier report as the theory wasn’t supported by evidence; a man is charged with setting a fire where two Toledo firefighters died
The receipts from Mankato businesses, Else’s girlfriend’s testimony and an investigation by a private investigator were offered as evidence
The official charge is arson intending damage to a habitation or place of worship, a first-degree felony
A total of 125 firefighters from multiple communities helped battle the blaze; no one was injured and the fire was restricted to one building
The by passer laddered the balcony and guided the 68-year-old man to safety; firefighters later rescued several pets
At the time of the fire, Travis Boyd, also a paramedic, was fired for reasons unrelated to the fire
Some 45 firefighters fought the blaze, and their efforts were complicated by the lack of fire hydrants or a ready water supply at the site
An arsonist rigged an elaborate series of accelerants and trip wires inside a former synagogue; firefighters noticed the booby-traps and escaped injury
There have been eight fires set in abandon buildings, leaving firefighters exhausted and one with a minor injury
There are now five suspicious fires in abandon buildings that were set between 6 p.m. and midnight in the past week
No one was injured in Friday’s fire, which started around 3:30 a.m. in the college town of Pullman.
It took 23 firefighters about an hour to place the fire under control; the house was a complete loss
Gregory Brown was found guilty of three counts of second-degree murder for the 1995 fire that killed firefighters Thomas Brooks, Patricia Conroy and Marc Kolenda
He pled guilty in May to setting a fire that closed two major Chicago airports; sentencing is set for Sept. 11
Officials say an unsupervised 5-year-old boy playing with matches may have started the fire
Darrin Haught, 19, told officials he put a backpack in a hole in the wall, doused it with lighter fluid and set it on fire
The assistant fire chief was first on scene and says it appears the fire started on the exterior of an out building; he’s calling in an arson task force to investigate
The 22-year-old admitted to setting four fires after his shoe print and his being first on scene led police to question him
He’s accused of setting at least 30 vegetation fires since April; he was charged with eight counts of arson and has a $1 million bail.
He intentionally set his apartment on fire, then attacked the firefighters to prevent them from extinguishing it
NFPA 921 has been the gold standard for determining cause and origin since 1992, and it’s being applied to review old arson cases