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.
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
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, was arrested Friday on allegations that he started the fire that killed a veteran firefighter and a rookie who got trapped inside
The owner is accused of setting the fire herself and spray painting ‘Go back to China’ to make it look like a hate crime
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, is suspected of using an ignitable liquid inside a garage
Arbitrators say Fire Chief Gregory Paxton, who pulled a man out of a car at gunpoint last year, didn’t deserve suspension and should be paid $20,000 for lost overtime
Firefighter Stan Wilson, a 28-year veteran, died May 20 when a burning building collapsed on him; fire officials say there was flawed communication at the scene
The structure was vacant and the two arrested firefighters responded to that call; no injuries were reported
The state fire marshal’s office said the victims appear to be two children and three adults
He was convicted of paying an employee $20 to burn an ex-girlfriend’s house; the firefighter died in a roof collapse
Three men — ages 21, 22 and 24 — were charged with unlawfully setting a campfire, and each could face up to five years in prison
Andrew Edler, 20, will serve three years in prison followed by six years extended supervision and pay $7,358 in restitution
The suspect was arrested Wednesday and police believe he is the man responsible for setting more than a dozen fires
Police are searching for a man suspected of setting at least 12 blazes in the area since Wednesday
Surveillance cameras and tracking devices helped bring murder and multiple arson charges against the former firefighter
James G. Anderson, 77, has been accused of accidentally starting the Horsethief Canyon Fire
A faulty electrical wire caused a blaze in a high-rise apartment building that killed one man and seriously injured another
Yan Feng, 39, said he unsuccessfully tried to use his passport to ignite gasoline he had poured on the consulate’s door and steps on New Year’s Eve
The fire scorched a doorway and lobby; no specifics have been released on possible suspects, but it’s not being investigated as an act of terrorism
Harry Carl Mapps, 59, is accused of killing three people in Colorado and then setting a house on fire to cover it up
It took more than 100 firefighters more than seven hours to control the fire; no injuries were reported
Firefighters quickly knocked down this recent fire; no one was injured
Zane Wallace Peterson, 29, faces 25 years-to-life sentence for the murder charge and 90 years for the arson charges
No one was injured in the blaze, but a fire engine and an ambulance were destroyed
The case stems from a July 26 apartment fire, which investigators said he set because the woman he was living with wouldn’t buy him liquor
Two males, 17 and 23, were arrested on arson and murder charges in a fire that killed Lt. David Jeffrey Little
The scrappers were trying to steal pipe from the historic auto manufacturing facility
The suspect doused a crack house doorman with gas before another man dropped a lighted paper on him
The 19-year-old set as many as 30 fires over the past year; he was sentenced to 10 years in prison
The fire department reported finding incendiary devices including a 55-gallon drum with 15 gallons of motor oil
The sheriff slammed the fire chief for his handling of the deadly fire and said it was “probably” intentionally set
This is the third of seven Heidelberg Project buildings to be hit by arson