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.
Ann Arbor firefighters responded to numerous fires as fans celebrated the football championship
The cause of the St. Paul fire remains under investigation but the home did have working smoke detectors
At least 13 witnesses will testify about the Grande Costa d’Avorio fire that killed Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr .
The summer-long campaign focused on the cost to taxpayers
The former volunteer firefighter was sentenced to more than eight years in prison
Three suspicious fires have damaged and destroyed three buildings that were in the process of being repaired from a previous flood
Investigators are still looking for the cause of a ferocious fire that ate through a home and sent a firefighter plunging through the floor
2 youths were seen leaving the area where the fire began
No firefighter injuries were reported in a suspicious apartment fire where firefighters saved dogs, cats and birds
Carpet-fiber samples from arson investigation part of troubling evidence that may have led to wrongful conviction
Bobby Joe Rogers said he set fire to the clinic because abortions were performed there
the 18-year-old firefighter has been ordered to 180 days in jail
Authorities are looking for those who set the fires; last year 10 students were expelled for setting fires
The N.Y. woman faces manslaughter charges for setting the blaze that also injured a 4-year-old child
Investigators say there are more people involved than those currently convicted for the arson
Fire investigators are carefully sifting through the debris to determine if it holds the remains of the children
The suspect allegedly started a fire in the school’s boy’s bathroom forcing an evacuation
Investigators continue to search for two young children believed to be in structure fire that killed their grandparents, but their remains were not found
Students were released after a small fire broke out in a high school boy’s bathroom
The accused is charged with burning a carport and five vehicles years after reality TV pet-grooming show
The suspect faces 20 felony counts for setting fires over a 5-month period in 2011
The device will record audio and video for as long as 32 hours
1 of 3 field fires in that area burned 1 acre; no structures were damaged
The 18-year-old is accused of starting a fire that charred 350 acres
Firefighters found sleeping bags in the area but must wait until structure is stable for full search
Firefighter Johnny Ray Frisky is accused of setting fire to three homes
The firefighters were responding to a suspected arson fire
Firefighters tried to contain a deliberately set car fire from reaching an apartment complex
A week-long investigation led to the arrest of a man officials believe set a carport on fire
Thien K. Dinh set 13 fires over four weeks
A former N.C. volunteer firefighter was praised for his rescue, then arrested hours later
3 fire departments worked to contain as many as 60 boats on fire
Although the boy confessed to starting the small bathroom fire, his motive was not disclosed