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.
No smoke alarms were found in the debris of the Hardy County house fire
Suit claims victims’s rights were violated by unsafe conditions in public housing rowhome where 12 people died
The Japan Airlines A350’s fuselage gave passengers and crew time to escape and did not burn through for some time
Investigators are trying to figure out cause of five-alarm blaze
Less than 20 minutes apart, city firefighters had to call in help from two other cities
Man now called ‘Ghost Rider’ recently released from hospital
The collision caused Chief Jon Tibbetts’ car to flip
More fires near schools were lit following the arrests, chief suspects they are copycat fires
City fire officials vow to trim arson activity, launch campaign
Man had been charged with manslaughter, arson, assault, wanton endangerment
Indictment alleges man set fire in part as retaliation for failure to pay drug debt
DA outraged that judge allowed sentences to be served concurrently, will look to appeal
The group has been accused of setting a rash of early-morning trash container fires
Theory is backed up by evidence that includes canister labeled as cyanide found in his vehicle
Arsonists, budget cuts, job losses, pay cuts contribute to dire fire situation; fires are so frequent that local residents know firefighters by name
Prosecutors are seeking a murder conviction for five who died of heart attacks following the 2003 wildland fire
Murder charges have been added in connection with the S. Calif. wildfire that caused 5 deaths
Police are questioning one man in connection with a fire that burned as many as 5 homes
Deputies investigating whether Michael Marin put something in his mouth that led to his death after verdict was read
Operation allegedly thrived from having corrupt doctors dispense millions of pills without medical justification to patients, many of whom were drug addicts
FBI is working with Colo. officials to determine if the fires were deliberately set
Judge: ‘There are few things more dangerous than arson’
ATF, Oakland Fire and Oakland Police will jointly investigate the apartment fire
‘I had been on hot jobs before, but the rapid escalation in heat that we had that night, I’ve never had that’
Police were called when fire chief said man ‘appeared to have phony firefighter credentials’
Tore Brox, 29, tourist from Norway, allegedly set multiple fires in New Yorker Hotel
Man posted photos of himself on Facebook in wildland firefighter uniform sitting in pilot seat of helicopter at High Park Fire
Fire started when industrial vacuum cleaner sucked up heat source that ignited debris inside vacuum, injured 5 firefighters
Attorney: The evidence will hold up as the GPS tracker was court-ordered as part of the arsonist’s probation
Arson may be involved on the eve of Greek election
Indictment charges that tenants could not escape fire because owners had set up illegal partitions
Anton Fomin died of carbon monoxide, soot inhalation in May 17 fire
Suspect told officers he was cleaning, had several fans running when his dog knocked one over