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.
Coroner’s staff arrived after the Springfield Township paramedics left and found the woman trying to breathe
Fire at Port of Ilwaco caused considerable damage prior to the start of the Dungeness crab season
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
Driver escaped accident with serious burns, but body had been found in vehicle inside firehouse
One city official says the city should return a $100,000 gift from the building’s owner
A smoldering illegal burn may be what started the 7,000-acre fire
Man locked himself, boys in their home on March 17 before setting himself, house on fire
The fire department has dealt with 28 set fires since mid April
Owners were sentenced to 7 months for not maintaining their property
Lit his farm ablaze without a permit, dry conditions led to 3 acres being consumed by flames
Fireworks blamed for blaze that cost an estimated $2.8 million to suppress
Fire Capt.: ‘This was all about an explosion caused by gasoline vapors
Fire broke out after fuel was poured through mailbox on front door of house
Asst. chief: ‘If I was living there, I’d be a little nervous.’
Accused have claimed they were carrying out initiation ritual common with new recruits
This is the first incident in decades of violence against agencies specializing in travel to Cuba
Some of the 9 arsons involved his apartment and vehicles
Working with youth is a key component to reducing fire-setting
Fire chiefs credit work with school children for a 27 percent drop in fires
Man released from prison in March on arson charges is now facing six more arson charges
Firefighters and medics need to know how to identify potentially violent scenes and how to react to attack from an assailant
The fire took six hours to get under control and caused an estimated $20 million in damages
Local firefighters requested law after convicted arsonist joined volunteer squad
The autistic man is called the area’s ‘worst-ever killer’ for the fire he set in 2009
Firefighters faced a ‘perfect storm’ of heavy winds, flames, plenty of fuel
An Ill. man is charged with arson detonating an explosion in an apartment building he owned
Arson was suicide attempt, judge cites mental illness in sentencing
Entire team has state’s highest arson investigation certification
Woman reportedly told investigators that fire started when she set pictures of her boyfriend on fire inside her house
The former volunteer has been charged with starting a church fire and wildfire
Failed $10 million pension fund loan that led to businessman’s suicide, international manhunt started with $100,000 bribe to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s father
Crews from all over city called to respond
Police said small cooking gas canisters were used, adding that there was no warning or immediate claim of responsibility