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.
Testimony about the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire that killed two Newark firefighters considers if fire could have been prevented
Authorities said it is too early to determine if the violations had a part in the Lutsen Lodge fire
Union President John Sibiga said the report shows the Baltimore County Fire Department “lacks sufficient fiscal, physical, and human resources to accomplish its core mission”
The woman was taken to a burn unit with life-threatening injuries
Authorities: The devices were a step or two away from being ready to explode
Investigators found that the woman intentionally set the suspicious blaze
Police charge that the 24-year-old doused a woman with flammable liquid as she slept on a park bench and lit her on fire
Police have the suspect in custody who they say suffers from mental illness
The fire, which caused $12 million in damage, broke out while it was -9 degrees fahrenheit
The mother’s teenage son died in a car fire the day after Christmas 1999
100 firefighters kept damage at the churches to a minimum
The 3 are being held without bail on arson and murder charges
Deep in financial trouble they tried unsuccessfully to blow up the house the previous weekend
A massive explosion destroyed a neighborhood and a couple last month
Although the teen did not actually set his classmate on fire, he did orchestrate the attack
The firefighter torched a home and then responded to the fire
Investigators are viewing the two fires as suspicious
The homeless man faces arson charges for setting fire to the single-family home
He says he grew angry when he saw images of wounded soldiers on TV
Greater understanding of the science of fire played a role in the reversal
Firefighters were attempting put out a fire at the man’s house; the fire is considered suspicious
The blaze killed 112 people in Nov.
Prosecutors argued that she set the fire to kill her husband and collect insurance money; her husband escaped with minor injuries
The assailants used a spray bottle with flammable liquid in the attack
The $2,100 grant will be used to purchase a laptop, DVD and LCD projector to make the prevention program more mobile
Fires have been cropping up since early Nov.
Permanent wiring at the back of an auto shop on site started the blaze
Thomas J. Walsh is accused of setting five to seven trash containers on fire
The capt. says money was being stolen from his wallet that he left in his room when he exercised
She will be sentenced seven to 15 years in prison
ATF brings its vast resources to solve the rash of fires that began in September
The man, who claims to spit fire for money, is charged with trying to set two men on fire
Investigators say it appears that the fire started in multiple spots