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.
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
Refugio Jimenez Jr. will serve one year for causing the El Dorado Fire that killed Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Testimony about the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire that killed two Newark firefighters considers if fire could have been prevented
Fire officials will need to avoid the problems of the investigation into the Thirtymile fire 10 years ago
Matthew Greve broke a vehicle window with the Halligan bar, poured gasoline on a seat and set it ablaze
Firefighters say they are not sure if these fires are connected but the circumstances are suspicious
The 20 year old was sentenced to a year in two counties
The four firefighters died after the floor at the warehouse collapsed
After the fire, he continued dealing drugs using the jail’s phone to arrange deals
The woman was transported to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation
Damage was estimated at up to $6 million because of the value of the horses that perished
Two bodies were in the trunk and a third was in the backseat
16-year-old Michael Pilato guilty of arson and multiple counts of murder, finding he intended to kill his relatives in December 2011
The fire destroyed the bed, dresser, television and nightstand, then spread to the attic and burned through the roof
Fire officials said the odor of gasoline was detected by firefighters who entered the home
The fire destroyed the store’s 6,000-square-foot showroom but firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to an attached warehouse
A Pembroke Rural Fire Dept. brush truck got stuck in while fighting a wheat field fire and the exhaust set the material under it on fire, burning the vehicle
Neighbors extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived
Dogs such as Gunther also add to the resources for fire investigations across Ohio and the State Fire Marshal’s team of four dogs
Firefighters used ladders to reach the second floor and were able to bring all three to safety
The cause of the fire is still under investigation
Megan Cramer, 46, died Feb. 19 in a gas explosion that destroyed JJ’s restaurant and injured several other people
The state fire marshal ruled the fire as arson and it remains under investigation
His lawyer said he does not believe his client is guilty and that investigators changed their opinion on if the fire was arson
Authorities charge that the terminated deputy chief set a fire at department headquarters as part of his theft of thousands of dollars in radios
Investigators site three possible causes: a problem with one of the plant’s electrical systems, a battery-powered golf cart, and a criminal act.
Bronner faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 9
The charges stem from separate fires, investigators are still looking at other suspicious fires
The medic’s attorney said his client had nothing to do with the plant explosion and will not plead guilty to the charges
Fearing bodily harm to their firefighters, Cornelius fire officials are declining to investigate the exact cause of a fire at a half-way house that destroyed the structure
Investigation begins into cause of tragic Westland strip mall fire
The finding was expected and officials had said they were focusing their investigation on the explosive chemical used in many fertilizers
The arrest was the second in two days of a 12-year-old boy charged with arson