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.
At least eight people were injured after a man attacked a pro-Israeli hostage rally in Boulder, the FBI is investigating as a terrorist act
After a terror bombing in Palm Springs, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Lyle risked collapse to restore power, not knowing one of the embryos belonged to a member of his crew
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
Hillsborough County firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the Mamajuana Cafe
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
A man was charged with spraying a liquid on the door of the Burlington office and setting it on fire
Fate of the Springfield Township fire chief and assistant chief is uncertain pending decision from board of trustees
Captain Ronnie Metcalf was a 19-year veteran of the Lexington Fire Department
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”
The Iowa Volunteer Fire Department station was vacant since being damaged by Hurricane Laura in 2020
Timothy Christian was sentenced to 26 years in prison for setting a fire that injured two Akron firefighters
Neighbors told Hayward firefighters that the owners were out of the country
The former Klecknersville Rangers Fire Company chief allegedly admitted that he bought a bulldozer for personal use with some of the funds
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said two of the tanks contained liquid asphalt and the third contained used motor oil
The suspect fired two gunshots as the Spokane firefighters worked to extinguish the fire
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
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
Texas A&M Forest Service investigators, Xcel Energy say lines, equipment caused the Smokehouse Creek fire burning nearly 1,700 square miles
Employees told a supervisor about beams “bowing” the day before the fatal collapse
The Clinton Township fire chief said the township does not have a cost-recovery ordinance
Investigators found the rental license was not renewed which would have allowed inspection for working smoke detectors
The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport
A man died after being struck by debris during explosions at the Clinton Township fire
The Eminence department’s seven trucks, along with other equipment, were destroyed
A reward of more than $40,000 remains in place for information in the shooting of Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton
Firefighters in Syracuse were wondering what would cause cardboard boxes holding vodka, whiskey to burst into flames
ATF investigators found no trace of accelerants in the debris of the Bullhead City house fire
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