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 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
The woman was detained after police obtained footage of someone setting fire to patio furniture behind a nail salon
The man, who was 17 at the time, is currently serving a life sentence for the 1988 explosion
Investigators believe an 11-year-old is among a group responsible for at least three fires in the same neighborhood
Sadie Renee Johnson, 23, lit a small firework and threw it out the window where it ignited brush; she was arrested after posting on Facebook, “Like my fire?”
Prosecutors allege the girl intentionally started the Cocos Fire, which destroyed 36 homes and one business
Foul play isn’t suspected, but investigators couldn’t find enough evidence to list the fire as accidental
Francis Kestner Jr. responded to a house fire despite being dismissed from the department 10 years ago due to arson convictions
He was sentenced to four years in prison after burning down an 80-year-old feed store by setting hay bales on fire
John P. Corcoran IV allegedly enlisted a juvenile in setting fire to three vacant homes
Keith Emerald acknowledged setting a campfire that got out of control; he is also charged with lying to a federal agent
It increased the penalty if arson injures a first responder; stronger sentences occur if more than three people are inside a home in an arson
Blake T. Walsh, 24, was arrested in connection with a series of arsons involving hay bales and grass fields
The fire burned 2,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 40 structures
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is looking into claims of misconduct and improper investigative techniques
Jeffrey Pace, who was training with the department in December 2012 when the incidents occurred, was ordered to pay $45,317 restitution
They allege the prosecutor cut a deal with a jailhouse informant who’s testimony was key to the death-sentence conviction
He is accused of setting fire to the home he and his former boyfriend had shared after they split up
Police and firefighters rescued residents; witnesses said they saw someone throw something into the building
He set a fire on or in a detached garage; and elderly woman narrowly escaped from the house with her life
The suit charges that the Hind Foundation’s crew caused the 2012 fire by mowing in dry season
The man wasn’t able to put the fire out himself and he left the home when it began to spread
Richard Knellinger was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to lying to a grand jury
Authorities say he drove a rental truck to an illegal grow site; heat from the truck’s exhaust set off the 3,000-acre blaze
It is still unclear if there were working smoke alarms or if fireworks stored in the apartment were a factor
No alarm sounded and there have been reports that sounds of fireworks or an explosion preceded the flames
Michelle Johnston, 41, was charged with two counts of second-degree arson and seven counts of third-degree arson
The list was established with the idea that those who set fires are likely to do it again
The video shows him as he lights a cigarette, falls asleep and allows embers to fall into the couch
Ginny Griffith was arrested on a charge of aggravated arson because the other half of the duplex was occupied
The fires were once believed to be the work of a single serial arsonist; the arrested men do not know one another
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