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.
California has received over $170M from airspace leasings around roadways
The chief mate of the Grande Costa D’Avorio testified during a hearing about the ship fire that killed two Newark firefighters
Gaven Puchinsky’s testimony supports allegations by the families of the fallen Newark FFs on the cause of the fire
The house was fully involved when firefighters arrived; the mother of the children was able to escape
The two who started the massive fire may not be able to pay the amount in their lifetimes and are seeking $500 per month payments
Casey James Fury set a fire to a nuclear submarine that caused $450 million in damage
Expert for the defense said the refrigerator, not the stove, is the likely point of origin
The firefighter was allegedly using a wet/dry vacuum to siphon gas from his fire chief’s truck
The 19-year-old firefighter’s phony calls prompted large searches and endangered some dozen people
The man who set so many fires in one night that neighboring departments were called to help is guilty of 9 counts of arson
The expert testifying for the prosecution said he found no defects with the stove and that it had been left on
The 65-year-old was badly burned in a fire that appeared to be started by an arson
The church was built in 1865 and is planned to be rebuilt
No firefighter injuries were reported at the early-morning fire
After the Giants won the World Series, thousands of fans took to the street, some setting fires and vandalizing
Chief Rob Van Wormer lost consciousness while conducting an investigation
The town of 27 residents was completely destroyed by the October fire
Police sources believe the fire that killed the 1-month old was set to cover up the murder of her mother who was found stabbed
Cory Praschyk will spend up to two years in jail for setting the blazes
An additional 60 people were injured, many too frail or weak to escape the blaze
The woman who has burns on half her body said three men made racial slurs and doused her with a flammable liquid
Two naked men went on a rampage including torching their rented home before one was shot dead by police
A large machine shed-like building was also destroyed
Desmond John Moses is believed to have died in the blaze he set
Fire officials say the blaze caused up to $600,000 in damage
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will not provide more details on why they have arrested the owner of a furniture store where the two firefighters died
The two Okla. firefighters allegedly started a brush of fires last summer
Three men were arrested in what appears to have started as a robbery and ended up as arson to hide multiple murders
Investigators are still piecing facts together, but do not believe the five died in the fire
Fire chief: ‘Firefighters arrived to find harrowing scenes and did everything they could to save the family’
All of the fires were reported within an hour of each other and flammable liquids were poured at each scene
The 45-year-old firefighter was trapped in her burning truck and suffered burns over 60 percent of her body
Investigators say the fires were started with gasoline and destroyed trucks and SUVs